Exemplar Problems

Problem 6 : Identify the type of isomerism (if any) in the following pairs of compounds:

(a) Butanal and Butanone (b) Ethyl acetate and Methyl acetate (c) 1-Propanol and 2-Propanol (d) Ethylamine and Methylamine

Solution :

(a) Butanal and Butanone: Functional group isomerism (b) Ethyl acetate and Methyl acetate: Structural isomerism (c) 1-Propanol and 2-Propanol: Positional isomerism (d) Ethylamine and Methylamine: Functional group isomerism