Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
Whether the
Concept introduction:
Those compounds which have the same molecular formula but have different arrangements of atoms are known as isomers. The phenomenon is called isomerism. The isomers are generally classified as structural isomers and stereoisomers. Stereoisomers are further divided into two categories diastereomers and enantiomers.
Answer to Problem 12.18E
The alkene
Explanation of Solution
The alkene is
A compound shows cis-trans isomerism when the substituent groups on the carbon atoms that are connected via double bond are different. The alkene has the same substituted groups on a carbon atom that is on the right-hand side of the double bond. Therefore; it will not have cis-trans isomerism.
The alkene
(b)
Interpretation:
Whether the alkene
Concept introduction:
Those compounds which have the same molecular formula but have different arrangements of atoms are known as isomers. This phenomenon is called isomerism. The isomers are generally classified as structural isomers and stereoisomers. Stereoisomers are further divided into two categories diastereomers and enantiomers.
Answer to Problem 12.18E
The alkene
Explanation of Solution
The alkene is
A compound shows cis-trans isomerism when the substituents groups on the carbon atoms that are connected via double bond are different. The alkene has two different substituted groups on carbon atoms that are connected via a double bond. Therefore, it will show cis-trans isomerism. In the cis isomer, same substituted groups are on the same side of a ring or double bonds, whereas in the trans isomer same substituted groups are on a different side of a ring or double bond. Therefore, the structures of cis-trans isomers of the alkene are shown below.
Figure 1
The alkene
(c)
Interpretation:
Whether the alkene
Concept introduction:
Those compounds which have the same molecular formula but have different arrangements of atoms are known as isomers. The phenomenon is called isomerism. The isomers are generally classified as structural isomers and stereoisomers. Stereoisomers are further divided into two categories diastereomers and enantiomers.
Answer to Problem 12.18E
The alkene
Explanation of Solution
The structure of the alkene
Figure 2
A compound shows cis-trans isomerism when the substituents groups on the carbon atoms that are connected via double bond are different. The alkene has the same substituted groups on a carbon atom that is on the left-hand side of the double bond. Therefore, it will not have cis-trans isomerism.
The alkene
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