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Interpretation: Ethers and alcohols needs to be explained as structural isomers using exampled. The functional group in the given table needs to be determined which is the structural isomer of carboxylic acids.
Concept introduction: When two or more molecules have the same formula but shows different properties, they are termed as isomers. Molecules having same molecular formula but arrangement of atoms is different in space are termed as structural isomers.
Answer to Problem 36E
Ethers and alcohols are the structural isomers of one another which can be illustrated by considering a molecular formula
From the given table, esters are the structural isomers of carboxylic acids.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Class | Functional Group | General Formula | Example |
Halohaydrocarbon | −X (F, Cl, Br, I) | R−X | |
Alcohols | −OH | R−OH | |
Ethers | −O− | R−O−R | |
Aldehydes | |||
Ketones | |||
Carboxylic acids | |||
Esters | |||
Amines |
Molecules having same molecular formula but different arrangement of atoms in space are termed as structural isomers.
Ethers and alcohols are the structural isomers of each other which can be illustrated by considering a molecular formula
Aldehydes and ketones are the structural isomers of one another which can be illustrated by considering a molecular formula
From the given table, esters are the structural isomers of carboxylic acids which can be illustrated by considering a molecular formula
Ethers and alcohols are the structural isomers of each other which can be illustrated by considering a molecular formula
Aldehydes and ketones are the structural isomers of one another which can be illustrated by considering a molecular formula
From the given table, esters are the structural isomers of carboxylic acids.
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