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What Is Structural Isomer?: Type Description Illustration/ Example

Structural isomers, also known as constitutional isomers, are organic compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structures. There are several types of structural isomerism including chain, positional, functional, metamerism, tautomerism, and ring-chain isomers which differ based on variations in carbon skeleton arrangements, positions of substituents, and functional groups.

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What Is Structural Isomer?: Type Description Illustration/ Example

Structural isomers, also known as constitutional isomers, are organic compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structures. There are several types of structural isomerism including chain, positional, functional, metamerism, tautomerism, and ring-chain isomers which differ based on variations in carbon skeleton arrangements, positions of substituents, and functional groups.

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What is structural isomer?

Also known as a constitutional isomer, one in which two or more organic compounds
have the same molecular formulas but different structures.

Table 3. Types of Structural Isomerism

TYPE DESCRIPTION ILLUSTRATION/ EXAMPLE


Chain When two or more
compounds have similar
molecular formula but
different carbon skeleton

Positional When two or more


compounds differ in the
position of
substituent/functional group
atom and group on the
carbon skeleton.
Functional Having the same molecular
formula but different
functional groups

Metamerism Arises due to unequal


distribution of alkyl groups
on either side of the
functional group in the
molecule.

Tautomerism Two structural isomers are


mutually interconvertible
and exist in dynamic
equilibrium

Ring chain Special case, occurring due


to the different
arrangements of carbon
atoms in a ring and in
chain.

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