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SolutionsIsomerism

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

Solution: chain isomers (butane, 2-methylpropane) and functional isomers (ethanol, dimethyl ether)

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?

Solution: they are diastereomers because they are not mirror images

What type of isomers are the following compounds?

Solution: they are non-superimposable mirror images, therefore enantiomers

What type of isomers are the compounds in each pair?

Solution: they interconvert by rotation of single bonds, so they are rotamers or conformers

What type of isomers are the compounds in each pair?

Solution: each pair with the correct box ticked