Isomerism in Alkenes

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Isomerism in Alkenes: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Isomerism in Alkenes, Chain Isomerism in Alkenes, Position Isomerism in Alkenes & Geometrical Isomerism in Alkenes etc.

Important Questions on Isomerism in Alkenes

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Geometrical isomers can be

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1-butene and 2-butene exhibit which type of isomerism among the following?

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The number of isomers possible for a compound with molecular formula C2FClBrI is______

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Question Image, number of geometrical isomers for the compound is:

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The number of isomers for the compound with molecular formula C2BrClFI is :

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Observe the following diagram and answer questions

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R and S are __________ isomers and structure of R can be respectively

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(i) CH2=CH-CH2-CH=CH2
(ii) CH2=CH-CH=CH-CH3
(iii) CH3-CH=CH-CH=CH-CH3
The number of possible geometrical isomers for the above compounds respectively are.

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Which of the following compounds will show stereoisomerism:

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Amongst the following, the maximum number of alkenes which show geometrical isomers are

1-pentene, 2-butene, 2-pentene, 1-pentene, 1-butene, propene, 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene, 3-hexene,1-hexene 

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C5H10H2/NiXCl2/hvY (mono chloro products).

Three monochloro structural isomers possible for compound X. How many pairs of geometrical isomers are possible for C5H10?

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How many stereoisomers can be drawn for the following molecule?
H3CCH2CH=CHCH2CH(Cl)CH3

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The structure of cis-3-hexene is

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Double bond equivalent of C4H4 is:

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Which of the following pairs of compounds are geometrical isomers?

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The correct name of the structure :

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Which is a pair of geometrical isomers?



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Consider the following :

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Assign the correct E-Z configuration of the above compound.

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What kind of isomerism is possible for 1-chloro-2-nitroethene?

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Geometrical isomerism is possible in case of

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Which of the following will exhibit cis-trans isomerism?