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Offline Arv

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Isomers help
« on: May 11, 2008, 03:49:59 PM »
my physics (was chem) teacher has challenged me to find some isomers iv done well with octane and the others but when i got up to nonane it has gotted quite hard. is there a method or anything to make the more complex ones easier
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Re: Isomers help
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2008, 06:47:02 PM »
I don't know if there is a formula for constitutional isomers. There is however a forumla for stereosimers. I believe it is something like 2^n were n is a stereogenic center/chirality center.

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