Can someone explain to me what the difference is between positional and functional group isomers? I'm finding it hard to understand it properly from the book.
Can someone explain to me what the difference is between positional and functional group isomers? I'm finding it hard to understand it properly from the book.
Positional - one or more atoms are in a different place eg 2-bromoheptane and 4-bromoheptane the bromine is attached to a different carbon.
Functional group - same atoms but in different functional groups eg you might have propanal and propanone both of which have exactly the same atoms but different functional groups