structural isomerism

structural isomerism

English

Noun

structural isomerism (usually uncountable, plural structural isomerisms)

1. (chemistry) A form of isomerism in which the same atoms are arranged in different orders, either having the same or different functional groups.

   same functional group

   • n-butanol - CH₃(CH₂)₃OH
   • 2-methyl-propanol - (CH₃)₂CHCH₂OH

   different functional groups

   • ethanol - CH₃CH₂OH
   • di-methyl-ether - CH₃OCH₃

Translations

form of isomerism

Chinese: Cantonese: 結構異構, 结构异构 (git3 kau3 ji6 kau3, git3 gau3 ji6 gau3) Mandarin: 結構異構／结构异构 (jiégòu yìgòu) Finnish: rakenneisomeria (fi) French: isomérie structurelle f Spanish: isomería estructural f

See also

• geometric isomerism
• optical isomerism
• stereoisomerism