Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Isomer:
One of a set of
molecules
that have the same
molecular formula
, but different
molecular structure
.
Some Isomers of C
6
H
10
BrCl
Constitutional isomers
Conformational isomers
Stereoisomers (configurational isomers)
Related terms:
Cyclohexane
,
cyclopentane
,
chair conformation
,
ring flip
,
enantiomer
,
diastereomer
,
cis
,
trans
,
E
,
Z
,
R
,
S
,
equilibrium
,
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