GEOMETRICAL ISOMERISM

ICONIC CHEMISTRY CLASSES IITian Sushil Kumar

(B.Tech, IIT Madras)
GEOMETRICAL ISOMERISM (M.Tech, IIT Madras)
1. Select the correct statement :
(A) Geometrical isomers are configurational isomers
(B) Geometrical isomers arise due to restricted rotation about a bond
(C) Two configurational isomers can be geometrical isomers only if they have different spatial dis-
tances between the atoms or groups
(D) All of these
2. Geometrical isomerism is possible about which of the following multiple bonds?
(A) C=C (B) C=O (C) CC (D) CN
3. Geometrical isomerism is not possible about which of the following multiple bonds?
(A) C=N (B) N=N (C) C=C (D) C=O
4. All alkenes do not exhibit geometrical isomerism. For an alkene to exhibit geometrical isomerism,
which of the following conditions is required?
(A) two atoms or groups bonded with each C of C=C bond should be same
(B) Two atoms or groups bonded with each C of C=C bond should not be same
(C) C=C bond should bear at least three identical groups
(D) C=C bond should bear all four identical atoms or groups
5. Select the incorrect statement about Geometrical isomerism
(A) It can be possible about single bonds in open chain compounds
(B) It can be possible about C=C in a ring if ring size is 8 membered or more
(C) It can be possible in a cycloalkane if ring bears at least two sustituents at different positions
(D) If can be possible about C=N bond in open-chain compounds
6. Which of the following alkenes will not exhibit geometrical isomerism?
(A) CH3—CH2—CH2—CH=CH2 (B) CH3—CH2—CH=CH—CH3
(C) CH3—CH2—CH=CH—CH2—CH3 (D) CH2=CH—CH=CH—CH=CH2
7. Which of the following compounds will exhibit geometrical isomerism?
(A) CH2=CH—CH=CH2 (B) CH2= CH—CH=CH—CH3
(C) CH2=CH—CH2—CH=CH2 (D) CH2=CH—CC—CH=CH2
8. Which of these compounds will exhibit geometrical isomerism?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

9. Which of these compounds will exhibit geometrical isomerism?

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(A) (B) (C) (D) All of these

10. Which of the cycloalkenes will exhibit geometrical isomerism?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

11. Which of the following will exhibit geometrical isomerism?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

12. Which of the following statement is correct?

(A) If n is the number of active double bonds in a molecule along which geometrical isomerism is
possible, the number of geometrical isomers must be 2n if molecule is unsymmetrical.
(B) If n is the number of active double bonds in a molecule along which geometrical isomerism is
possible, the number of geometrical isomers must be less than 2n if molecule is symmetrical.
(C) The number of geometrical isomers in CH2=CH—CH=CH—CH=CH2 is 2.
(D) All of these

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13. Consider the following statements:
(i) The number of geometrical isomers in CH2=CH—CH=CH—CH=CH—CH3 is 4.
(ii) The number of geometrical isomer in CH3—CH2—CH=CH—CH=CH—CH3 is 4.
(iii) The number of geometrical isomer in CH3—CH=CH—CH=CH—CH3 is 4.
(iv) The number of geometrical isomer in CH3—CH=CH—CH=CH—CH=CH—C2H5 is 8.
Which of the following statement is correct?
(A) (i),(ii),(iii) (B) (i),(ii),(iv) (C) (i),(iii),(iv) (D) (i),(ii),(iii) and (iv)
14. Which of the following statement is correct?
(A) The number of geometrical isomers in CH3—CH=CH—CH=CH—CH=CH—CH3 is 6.
(B) The number of geometrical isomers in is 4.
(C) The number of geometrical isomers in is 3.
(D) All of these
15. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

(A) (No. of G.I. = 2) (B) (No. of G.I. = 2)

(C) (No. of G.I. = 2) (D) (No. of G.I. = 4)

16. Which of the following statement is correct?

(A) (No. of G.I. = 2) (B) (No. of G.I. = 2)

(C) (No. of G.I. = 2) (D) (No. of G.I. = 2)

17. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

(A) (No. of G.I. = 2) (B) (No. of G.I. = 2)

(C) (No. of G.I. = 2) (D) (No. of G.I. = 0)

18. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

(A) CH3—CH=C=CH—CH3 (No. of G.I. = 2) (B) CH3—CH=C=C=CH—CH3 (No. of G.I. = 2)
(C) CH3—CH=C=C=CH—C2H5 (No. of G.I. = 2) (D) CH3—CH=C=CH—CH=CH—CH3 (No.of G.I.= 2)

ANSWER

01. (D) 02. (A) 03. (D) 04. (B) 05. (A) 06. (A) 07. (B) 08. (C)
09. (D) 10. (C) 11. (B) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (D) 16. (B)
17. (B) 18. (A)
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