Stereochemistry

Constitutional (structural) isomers

Exercise 6

May the following substances with molecular formulas a) $C_2H_6O$ b) $C_2H_4O_2$ c) $C_2H_2O_2$ d) $CH_2O$ e) $CH_4O$ be - an alcohol - an ether - an aldehyde - a cetone - an ester - a carboxylic acid?

a) alcohol: ethanol; ether: dimethylether b) alcohol: 2-hydoxyethanal; aldehyde: 2-hydoxyethanal; ester: methyl methanoate; carboxylic acid: ethanoic aci c) aldehyde: ethanedial d) aldehyde: methanal e) alcohol: methanol

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