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Topic: which substances exist as cis-trans isomers?  (Read 5308 times)

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Offline bamster

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which substances exist as cis-trans isomers?
« on: March 21, 2010, 03:30:16 PM »
1-chloropropene, 2-chloropropene, 1-pentene, 2-pentene,

i think 2-chloropropene and 1-pentene do.
im not sure
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Re: which substances exist as cis-trans isomers?
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2010, 04:15:11 PM »
Why not try drawing out the compounds in question? Also, I'm not sure but I think the name of 1-chloropropene is incomplete - where is the double bond?
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Re: which substances exist as cis-trans isomers?
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2010, 11:15:53 PM »
Quote from: bamster on March 21, 2010, 03:30:16 PM
i think 2-chloropropene and 1-pentene do.
Why do you think so? Have you tried drawing their structures?

Edit : @sjb : Sorry, I didn't see your post  :-[
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Re: which substances exist as cis-trans isomers?
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2010, 05:47:00 PM »
2-pentene and 1-chloropropene actually. i drew them out
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