Isomerism in Alkanes

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Isomerism in Alkanes: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Isomerism in Alkanes, Chain Isomerism in Alkanes, Torsional Strain in Conformations & Torsional Angle in Conformations etc.

Important Questions on Isomerism in Alkanes

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What are N and M ?

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C2  is rotated  120° aboutC2C3 bond. The resulting conformer is

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The stable conformer of ethane is

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Isomers which can be interconverted through rotation around a single bond are

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Which among the following is an isomer of propanol?

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The number of primary, secondary, teritary and quanternary carbons in neopentane are respectively

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The number of different chain isomers in C7H16.

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The incorrect statement regarding conformations of ethane is:

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C2H6 newman projection find incorrect information.

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Which of the following is the most preferred conformation of ethane molecule

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What is incorrect order of stability?
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(III) Boat form of 1,4-cyclohexandiol>Chairforo1,4-cyclohexandiol
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(V) Gauche form of succine acid > Anti from of succinic acid

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What is the number of all the isomers of octane with five carbons in their principal chain?

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What is the number of all the isomers of octane with five carbons in their principal chain?

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What is the minimum number of carbon atoms of an alkane must have to form an isomer?

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The conformation of isopentane having maximum torsional and maximum Van der waal strain is

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How many conformational isomers of butane are chiral.

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The most stable configuration of succinic acid in Newmann Projection is:

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For which of the following molecules, Gauche form is more stable than Anti.

i. H2 N-CH2-CH2-NH2

ii. H2 N CH2-CH2-CO-Z

iii. HO- CH2-CH2-CO-Z

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For which of the following molecules, Gauche form is more stable than Anti.

i. Me-CH2-CH2-Me   ii. HO-CH2-CH2-OH
iii. HO-CH2-CH2-F

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For the given Newman projection,


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The configuration is