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Offline LHM

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Cis- and Trans- Isomers
« on: July 05, 2010, 10:37:45 AM »
Hi, I'm still pretty new to this place, I just found it like yesterday, so sorry if I messed things up and this is actually supposed to go in the organic forum. I wasn't sure because this is from a high school based source. So go ahead and move it if it doesn't go here.

Which of these compounds have cis- and trans- isomers?
 A) dichlorobenzene
 B) 1-chloropropene
 C) 1,2-dichloropropane
 D) dichloroethyne

I already know that it's not A, and I do know how to draw out these structures. Out of the rest of them though, I don't really see how come C and D don't have cis- and trans- isomers, while B (which is the answer) does. Maybe there's a flaw in my understanding of what makes a cis- and trans- isomers? But if someone could explain it, I'd really appreciate it :)

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Re: Cis- and Trans- Isomers
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2010, 11:05:37 AM »
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