Topic 4 - Structural formulae an isomers

ISOMERS

• isomer= each of two or more compounds with the same formula but a different arrangement of atoms in the molecule and different properties.
• When two isomers belong to different homologous series, they will differ both physically and chemically. 

SYSTEMATIC NAMING OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

• Another approach is to write each carbon atom in the ‘backbone’ of the molecule in turn, with its attachments, and…