Isomerism in Organic Compounds
Chemistry ⇒ Carbon and Organic Chemistry
Isomerism in Organic Compounds starts at 11 and continues till grade 12.
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Define functional group isomerism and give an example.
Describe the difference between enantiomers and diastereomers.
Describe the term 'tautomerism' and state whether it is a type of isomerism.
Explain the difference between chain isomerism and position isomerism.
Explain why 1,2-dibromoethene can exist as cis and trans isomers.
A student is given two compounds: C₄H₁₀O as butan-1-ol and diethyl ether. What type of isomerism do they exhibit?
A student is given two compounds: 1-chloropropane and 2-chloropropane. Both have the same molecular formula. Explain the type of isomerism they exhibit and justify your answer.
Explain why 2,3-dibromobutane can exhibit both geometrical and optical isomerism.
Which of the following compounds can exhibit chain isomerism?
(1) C₄H₁₀
(2) C₂H₆O
(3) C₃H₆O
(4) C₂H₄Cl₂
Which of the following compounds can exhibit metamerism?
(1) Alkanes
(2) Ethers
(3) Alkenes
(4) Alkynes
Which of the following compounds can exhibit optical isomerism?
(1) 2-chloropropane
(2) 2-butanol
(3) 1-butanol
(4) 2-methylpropane
Which of the following is a pair of functional group isomers?
(1) Propanal and acetone
(2) Butane and isobutane
(3) 1-butene and 2-butene
(4) cis-2-butene and trans-2-butene
Fill in the blank: Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas are called __________.
Fill in the blank: Geometrical isomerism is possible in alkenes due to restricted __________ around the double bond.
Fill in the blank: The isomerism shown by compounds having the same molecular formula but different alkyl groups attached to the same functional group is called __________.
Fill in the blank: The isomerism shown by compounds with the same molecular formula but different functional groups is called __________ isomerism.
True or False: All stereoisomers are also structural isomers.
True or False: Chain isomerism is a type of structural isomerism.
True or False: Diastereomers are a type of stereoisomer that are not mirror images of each other.
True or False: Enantiomers are non-superimposable mirror images of each other.
