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Chain isomer Positional isomer Functional group isomer

(change the carbon chain to (change the position of the (alkene cycloalkane
COMPUNDS shorter @ longer, BUT functional group, BUT maintain Alcohol ether
maintain the position for the carbon chain) Aldehyde ketone
functional group) Carboxylic acid ester)
CH2=CH2

CH3CH=CH2

CH3CH2CH=CH2

CH3CH2CH2CH=CH2

CH3CH2CH2CH2CH=CH2

COMPUNDS Chain isomer Positional isomer Functional group isomer


(change the carbon chain to (change the position of the (alkene cycloalkane
shorter @ longer, BUT functional group, BUT maintain Alcohol ether
maintain the position for the carbon chain) Aldehyde ketone
functional group) Carboxylic acid ester)

CH3CH2 OH

CH3CH2 CH2 OH

CH3CH2 CH2 CH2OH

CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2OH
COMPUNDS Chain isomer Positional isomer Functional group isomer
(change
Chain isomerthe carbon chain to (changeisomer
Positional the position of the Functional
(alkenegroup isomer
cycloalkane
shorter @ longer,
(change the carbon BUT to
chain functional group, BUT
(change the position of the maintain
(alkeneAlcohol ether
cycloalkane
COMPUNDS maintain the position
shorter @ longer, BUT for the carbon
functional group,chain)
BUT Aldehydeether ketone
Alcohol
functional group)
maintain the position for maintain the carbon chain) Carboxylicketone
Aldehyde acid ester)
H3C CH2 C H functional group) Carboxylic acid ester)
O
CH3COOH

H3C CH2 CH2 C H


CH3CH2COOH
O

H3C CH2 CH2 CH2 C H


CH3CH2 CH2COOH
O

CH3CH2 CH2 CH2COOH

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