Hydrocarbons Question 217
Question: Which kind of isomerism will butene-2 show
Options:
A) Geometrical
B) Optical
C) Position
D) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
2-butene shows geometrical isomerism.
$ \underset{\text{cis-Butene-2}}{\mathop{\begin{matrix} H-C-CH_3 \\ || \\ H-C-CH_3 \\ \end{matrix}}} $
$ \underset{\text{trans-Butene-2}}{\mathop{\begin{matrix} H-C-CH_3 \\ || \\ CH_3-C-H \\ \end{matrix}}} $