Structural Isomerism and Stereoisomerism
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Propanal and propanone are functional group isomers because they share the same molecular formula, C3H6O, but belong to different homologous series with distinct functional groups.
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Answer: True
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For an organic compound to exhibit optical isomerism, it must possess a chiral carbon atom bonded to four different groups or atoms. Which of the following compounds possesses a chiral carbon atom and exhibits optical activity?
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Answer: 2-chlorobutane
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Which of the following open-chain isomeric alkenes with the molecular formula C5H10 exhibits geometric (cis-trans) isomerism?
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Answer: Pent-2-ene
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Match each pair of organic compounds on the left with its corresponding type of isomerism on the right.
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But-1-ene and but-2-ene share the molecular formula C4H8 but differ in the location of their carbon-carbon double bond. Which type of structural isomerism do these two compounds exhibit?
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Answer: Positional isomerism
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How many acyclic structural isomers exist for the haloalkane with the molecular formula C4H9Cl?
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Answer: 4
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A molecule possessing two identical chiral carbon atoms, such as 2,3-dichlorobutane, yields a total of four optically active stereoisomers.
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Answer: False
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Match each type of organic isomerism on the left with its corresponding example pair of compounds on the right.
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How many of the acyclic structural isomers with the molecular formula C4H8Cl2 possess at least one chiral carbon atom?
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Answer: 3
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2. 1,3-dichlorobutane: Carbon-2 is bonded to −H, −Cl, −CH3, and −CH2CH2Cl (Chiral).
3. 2,3-dichlorobutane: Carbon-2 and Carbon-3 are both bonded to −H, −Cl, −CH3, and −CH(Cl)CH3 (Chiral).
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Which of the following structural isomers of hexane, C6H14, contains exactly one tertiary carbon atom?
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Answer: 2-Methylpentane
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But-2-ene exhibits geometric (cis-trans) isomerism because each carbon atom involved in the double bond is bonded to two non-identical groups, whereas but-1-ene does not exhibit geometric isomerism.
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Answer: True
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Which of the following alkenes with the molecular formula C5H10 exhibits geometric (cis-trans) isomerism?
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Answer: Pent-2-ene
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An organic compound with the molecular formula C4H10O forms four isomeric alkanols. Which of these alkanol isomers contains an asymmetric carbon atom and exhibits optical isomerism?
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Answer: Butan-2-ol
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2) Butan-2-ol: CH3−CH(OH)−CH2−CH3
3) 2-Methylpropan-1-ol: (CH3)2CH−CH2OH
4) 2-Methylpropan-2-ol: (CH3)3C−OH