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Answered by asritadevi2emailcom
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In chemistry, isomers are ions or molecules with identical formulas but distinct structures.[1] Isomers do not necessarily share similar properties. Two main forms of isomerism are structural isomerism (or constitutional isomerism) and stereoisomerism (or spatial isomerism).

Structural isomers

Main article: Structural isomer

Types of isomers, including position isomers 2-fluoropropane and 1-fluoropropane on the left

Structural isomers differ in terms of the connectivity of some or all constituent atoms.[2]

Example: propanols and methoxyethane

A simple example of isomerism is given by propanol: It has the formula C3H8O (or C3H7OH) and occurs as two isomers: propan-1-ol (n-propyl alcohol; I) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol; II)

These two molecules are position isomers of each other, because the position of the hydroxy group differs between the two: It is attached to an end carbon in the first isomer, and to the center carbon in the second.

Another isomer of C3H8O: methoxyethane (ethyl-methyl-ether; III). Unlike the isomers of propanol, methoxyethane has an oxygen connected to two carbons rather than to one carbon and one hydrogen. Methoxyethane is an ether, not an alcohol, because it lacks a hydroxyl group, and it has chemical properties more similar to other ethers than to either of the above alcohol isomers.

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