Andrew M. Goldsweig's
ISOMER PAGE
This site will allow you to determine the isomerism exhibited by a pair of
organic compounds. Simply follow the links which best describe the pair
in question, and you will be led to a classification of the isomerism.
Compounds with the same molecular formulae but different structural formulae
are called isomers. Isomers are divided into two main classes:
Constitutional isomers differ in the bonding attachments of atoms.
Also called structural isomers, they include butane and isobutane.
Stereoisomers have the same atomic composition and bonding attachmens,
but differ in the spacial orientations of their components. They include
cis-1,2-dichloroethene and trans-1,2-dichloroethene.
Andrew Goldsweig
andrew at goldsweig dot com
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