Question

Define chain isomerism and position isomerism with suitable examples.​

Answer 1

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ᴄʜᴀɪɴ ɪsᴏᴍᴇʀɪsᴍ ᴀʀɪsᴇs ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴀʀʀᴀɴɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴄ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ.

ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ɪsᴏᴍᴇʀs ᴏғ ʙᴜᴛᴀɴᴇ, ᴄ4ʜ10. ɪɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs ʟɪᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ ɪs ʙʀᴀɴᴄʜᴇᴅ. ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ɪsᴏᴍᴇʀɪsᴍ.