Structural Isomerism

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Structural Isomerism: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Structural Isomerism, Chain Isomerism, Amido-imido Tautomerism & Nitroso-oxime Tautomerism etc.

Important Questions on Structural Isomerism

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The compound C2H5OC2H5 and CH3OCH2CH2CH3 are 

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Molecular formula C3H6Br2 can have (including stereoisomer):

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Phenol and benzyl alcohol are 

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How many structural formula are possible when one of the hydrogen is replaced by a chlorine atom in anthracene?

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C7H7Cl shows how many benzenoid aromatic isomers?

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The compounds C2H5OC2H5 and CH3OCH2CH2CH3 are:

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The enolic form of acetone contains

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    The total number of structural isomers of C6H14 is:

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An isomer of ethanol is:

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Which of the following compounds exhibit tautomerism?

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Ethyl alcohol and dimethyl ether are examples of:

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Explain the enolization of acetone in basic solution.

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The type of isomerism observed in alkanes is

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Which of the following exhibits tautomerism?

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Which of the following pairs of compounds are positional isomers?

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If the number of isomeric forms of  C7H9N is X and the number of compounds with the chiral centre is Y, then the ratio of  X and Y is

(all isomeric forms contain a benzene ring)

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Which of the following statements is false regarding the enolization of

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(a) It can form two types of enolic forms of equal stability.

(b) It can form only two types of enolic forms of different stability.

(c) It can form more than two types of enolic forms of different stability.

(d) It can form only one type enolic form.

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The following two compounds are 

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The following compounds

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are