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Definition
Isomers are substances that
have the same molecular
formula but a different
structural formula.
Changing the arrangement of atoms
gives a compound totally new
properties. Even moving a
double bond from one carbon
to another will make an
isomer. This is one reason that
nature chose carbons.
The Rules
Remember the following:
I. Carbon must have 4 bonds.
II. Oxygen must have 2 bonds.
III. Hydrogen must have 1 bond.
Problem 1
Make an isomer
for
Propane.
Problem 2
Problem 2
Problem 3
Problem 4
Problem 5
Draw the structural formula
for a hydrocarbon with the
molecular formula of C6H12.
This substance is not
an alkene.
Problem 6
Study the substance below. How
many hydrogens would be
needed to convert it into an
alkene?
How many to fully saturate it?
Problem 7
Problem 8
Problem 9
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Problem 10
Give a possible structural formula
for
2, 5 dimethyl hexene
Problem 10
Give a possible structural formula for
2, 5 dimethyl hexene
Your answer should have a methyl
group
-CH3 on carbons 2 and 5. Your carbon
chain should be six carbons long with
ONE double bond somewhere in the
compound.
See next slide.
Problem 11
What exactly is
2, 5 dimethyl hexene ?
Answer next slide.
Problem 11
What exactly is
2, 5 dimethyl hexene ?
It is an ISOMER of OCTENE. Can
you explain why?