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Organic Compounds PDF
Organic Compounds PDF
line structure
carbon backbone
(skeletal isomers):
CH3(CH2)3CH3 CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH3 C(CH3)4
pentane 2-methylbutane 2,2-dimethylpropane
functional group position CH3(CH2)2OH OH CH3CH(OH)CH3
OH
(positional isomers): 1-propanol 2-propanol
Stereoisomers: isomers that have the same connectivity, but differ in the B B
spatial arrangement of atoms. There are two classes: D A A D
Geometric isomers: stereoisomers that differ CH3 CH3 CH3 H
C C
C C C C
in the relative orientation of substituents H H H CH3
not
super- B
e.g. cis- and trans-alkenes cis-butene trans-butene imposable!
O
xylene styrene benzoic acid COH