Looking for classes? Ksquare Career Institute, Bengaluru →
Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Stereoisomerism: Geometrical Isomerism
1 question from 1 paper, each with its answer.
- question
- 1
- paper
- 1
- of Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques
- 1.14%
Concepts tested
- Cis-trans isomers
All Questions
2002 AIPMT 1 question
-
Geometrical isomers differ in : -Geometrical (cis–trans) isomers have the same molecular formula and the same structure (sequence of bonded atoms), but differ in the spatial arrangement of groups around a double bond or ring, which cannot rotate freely.
Example: cis-but-2-ene and trans-but-2-ene, which have the two methyl groups on the same side and on opposite sides of the C=C bond.
Differences in the position of a functional group or the length of the chain give structural isomers.
So geometrical isomers differ in the spatial arrangement of atoms.