Isomerism in Alkanes

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Isomerism in Alkanes: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Isomerism in Alkanes, Chain Isomerism in Alkanes, Position Isomerism in Alkanes, Relative Stability of Conformations, Conformational Isomerism in Alkanes and, Newman Projections of Alkanes

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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CH3CH2CH=CH2 contains X number of allylic hydrogen and CH3CH=CHCH3 contains Y number of allylic hydrogen.The number of structural isomers of C6H14 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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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 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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An unsaturated hydrocarbon on complete hydrogenation gives 1-isopropyl - 3 - Methyl cyclohexane, after ozonolysis it gives one mole of formaldehyde, one mole of acetone and one mole of acetone and one mole of 2,4-dioxohexanedial. The possible structures of hydrocarbon are

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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

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Which of the following will have least hindered rotation about carbon-carbon single bond?

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Identify the most stable conformation.

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Identify the most stable conformation -