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Hydrocarbons

Question
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What kind of structural isomerism is shown by alkenes ?

Solution

Alkenes show two types of structural isomerism:
(i) Chain isomerism: It is caused by different arrangements of carbons in the chain. For example.
stack CH subscript 2 space equals space CH with But minus 1 minus ene below space minus space CH subscript 2 space minus space CH subscript 3

(ii) Position isomerism: It is caused due to the different positions of a double bond in the alkene. For example 1-butene and 2-butene.