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Constitutional v Geometric
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:37 pm
by Dianna Grigorian 1C
What is the difference between geometric isomers and constitutional isomers?
Re: Constitutional v Geometric
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 1:15 am
by ntruong2H
Dianna Grigorian 1C wrote:What is the difference between geometric isomers and constitutional isomers?
I believe geometric isomers only occur when there are double bonds. So cis and trans forms of the same molecule are geometric isomers.
Re: Constitutional v Geometric
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 1:25 am
by Chem_Mod
Constitutional isomers possess the same chemical formula but different connectivity between atoms.
Geometric isomers possess the same chemical formula and the same connectivity between atoms but different spatial arrangement (cis vs. trans).