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- Structural isomerism
- Stereoisomerism
Answer: Same molecular formula, different structural arrangement (able to identify isomers from their shortened formula)
2.
What are the different types of structural isomerism?
Answer: Positional, Chain, Functional
3.
What is stereoisomerism?
Answer: Same molecular formula, different arrangement of atoms within the space (cannot be identified from shortened formula)
4.
What is positional isomerism?
Answer: Functional group is on a different carbon
5.
What is chain isomerism?
Answer: Carbon chain is a different length
6.
What is functional group isomerism?
Answer: Different functional group
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4.1 Stereoisomerism
Isomerism
Structural Isomerism Stereoisomerism
Chain Position Functional Geometric Optical
Structural Isomerism – Same molecular formula but different structure
1. Chain isomerism – different length carbon chain
Butane
Methylpropane
2. Position isomerism – functional group is on a different carbon on the chain
Pent-2-ene Pent-1-ene
3. Functional group isomerism – rearrangement of atoms to form a different functional group
Aldehydes Ketones
Carboxylic Acids Esters
Alkenes Cyclic alkanes
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