Question bank on Structural and stereo isomerism:
The compounds C2H5OC2H5 and CH3OCH2CH2CH3 are
(a) chain isomers
(b) geometrical isomers
(c) metamers
(d) conformational isomers
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How many structural isomeric primary amines are possible for the formula C4H11N?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Molecular formula C3H6Br2 can have:
(a) Two gem dibromide
(b) Three vic dibromide
(c) Two ter.‑ dibromo alkane
(d) Two sec.‑dibromo alkane
How many minimum no. of C-atoms are required for position & geometrical isomerism in alkene?
(a) 4, 3
(b) 4, 4
(c) 3, 4
(d) 3, 3
Which of the following cannot be written in an isomeric form?
(a) CH3–CH(OH)–CH2–CH3
(b) CH3–CHO
(c) CHv=CH–Cl
(d) Cl–CH2CH2–Cl
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Calculate the total number of structural isomers of 3°‑amines for the molecular formula C6H15N are?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) 5
What characteristic is the best common to both cis-2-butene and trans-2-butene?
(a) B.P.
(b) Dipole moment
(c) heat of hydrogenation
(d) Product of hydrogenation
Find out the total number of cyclic structural isomers of C6H12.
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 14
(d) 11
Geometrical isomerism is possible in:
(a) isobutene
(b) acetone oxime
(c) acetophenone oxime
(d) benzophenone oxime
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How many structural isomers of C5H10 are possible.
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 13
Increasing order of stability among the three main conformation (i.e. eclipse, anti, gauche) of ethylene glycol is :
(a) Eclipse, gauche, anti
(b) Gauche, eclipse, anti
(c) Eclipse, anti, gauche
(d) Anti, gauche, eclipse
C7H7Cl shows how many benzenoid aromatic isomers ?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 6
The type of isomerism observed in urea molecule is
(a) Chain
(b) Position
(c) Geometrical
(d) Functional
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Which of the following does not show geometrical isomerism?
(a) 1, 2-dichloro-1-pentene
(b) 1, 3-dichloro-2-pentene
(c) 1, 1-dichloro-1-pentene
(d) 1, 4-dichloro-2-pentene
How many cyclopentane structures (excluding stereo isomer) are possible for C7H14.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 1
Which of the following have zero dipole moment?
(a) benzene 1,4‑ diol
(b) trans‑1,2‑dichloro ethane
(c) cis‑1,2‑dichloro ethane
(d) 1,1‑dichloro ethane
The number of isomers of dibromoderivative of an alkene (molar mass 186 g mol–1) is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
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What statement is correct for Keto-enol tautomerism ?
(a) Tautomersim is catalysed by acid and base.
(b) Tautomers are present in dynamic equilibrium state.
(c) Generally keto form is more stable than enol form.
(d) All
Calculate the total number of cyclic isomeric carbonyl compounds of molecular formula C5H8O which can’t show geometrical isomerism.
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 9
(d) 10
Which of the following have zero dipole moment?
(a) p‑Dichlorobenzene
(b) Benzene‑1, 4‑diol
(c) Fumaric acid
(d) Maleic acid
Calculate the number of Benzenoid isomers possible for C6H3ClBrI.
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11
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Which of the following statements is/are not correct?
(a) Metamerism belongs to the category of structural isomerism
(b) Tautomeric structures are the resonating structures of a molecule
(c) Keto form is always more stable than the enol form
(d) Geometrical isomerism is shown only by alkenes
How many benzenoid isomer are possible for cresol.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
How many pair(s) of geometrical isomers are possible with C6H12 (only in open chain structures)
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5