Organic Chemistry key terminology

Structural isomers are

• Compounds with the same arrangement of the atoms in space but a different structural formula

• Molecules with the same molecular formula but different structural formulae

• Molecules with the same structural formula but different molecular formulae

• Compounds with the same structural formula but a different arrangement of the atoms in space

Stereoisomers are

• Compounds with the same arrangement of the atoms in space but a different structural formula

• Molecules with the same molecular formula but different structural formulae

• Molecules with the same structural formula but different molecular formulae

• Compounds with the same structural formula but a different arrangement of the atoms in space

A Homologous series is

• A series of organic compounds that contain the same atoms and undergo the same chemical reactions

• A series of organic compounds with the same general formula

• A series of organic compounds with the same chemical properties

• A series of organic compounds with the same functional group but with each successive member differing by CH₂

An electrophile is

• An electron pair acceptor

• An electron acceptor

• An electron pair donator

• An electron donator

An nucleophile is

• An electron pair acceptor

• An electron acceptor

• An electron pair donator

• An electron donator

E/Z isomerism

• is a type of stereoisomerism

• is a type of structural isomerism

• occurs because of freely rotatable bonds

• is the same as cis-trans isomerism

Propan-1-ol and propan-2-ol are examples of

• stereoisomerism

• structural isomerism

• consecutive members of a homologous series

• organic compounds that do not dissolve in water

Explain what is meant by the term stereoisomerism

Explain what is meant by the term structural isomerism

Explain what is meant by the term homologous series