4A.5 Structural Isomerism

Question 1

what are structural isomers

Answer 1

they are compounds with the same molecular formula but the different structural formulas

Question 2

what are the types of structural isomers

Answer 2

1. chain isomerism

2. position isomerism

Question 3

what is chain isomerism

Answer 3

molecules with different carbon chains, for example, is butane and methylpropane

Question 4

what is a position isomerism

Answer 4

molecules with the same functional group attached in different positioning in the same carbon chain

Question 5

how to determine whether two structures are the same or different

Answer 5

by applying the IUPAC and if you get the same name they are the same

Question 6

what is a functional group isomerism

Answer 6

molecules with the same molecular formula but the atoms can be arranged into a different functional group
for example methoxyethane