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Problems and exercisesIsomerism

For each of the three pairs of compounds, state what type of isomerism they show:

Pairs of isomers: butane and 2-methylpropane; ethanol and dimethyl ether; cyclohexane, methylcyclopentane and 3-hexene

The compounds in each of the following pairs are isomers of each other. What type of isomerism do they show? What type of isomers are they?

trans- and cis-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane; trans- and cis-2-butene

What type of isomers are the following compounds?

R-(+)- and S-(−)-limonene

What type of isomers are the compounds in each pair?

Anti and gauche butane; equatorial and axial methylcyclohexane

What type of isomers are the compounds in each pair?

Pairs of structures to mark as enantiomers, diastereomers, conformers, the same compound or epimers

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