Q. 3-3-29E-c

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In each of the following sets, which structures represent the same compound and which represent different compounds?

(c)  


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(c) The second and third structures are similar whereas the first structure is different.

1Isomers

A particular kind of isomerism is the structural isomers. They can be further divided into various types and an important one is the chain isomerism. 

2Identifying the structures that represent the same compound


(c) The first structure has the name 2-ethyl-4-methylpentan-1-ol. The second and third structures are 2, 4-dimethylhexan-1-ol. The structures are given below.



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