ISOMERISM

Isomerism
1 ISOMERISM

The compounds which differ in their properties but have same molecular formula are called isomers and the
phenomenon is called as isomerism.

RING CHAIN
ISOMERISM

TYPES OF ISOMERISM

There are two types of isomerism :

(1) Structural isomerism (2) Stereoisomerism

1.1 STRUCTURAL ISOMERISM :

In this type of isomerism, the compounds possessing same molecular formula but differ in their properties due
to the difference in the linkages of atoms inside the molecule, i.e., due to the difference in their structure.

Structural isomerism is of the following types

1.1.1 CHAIN ISOMERISM :

In this type of isomerism, the compounds possessing same molecular formula differ in their properties due to

the difference in the arrangement of carbon chain present in them.