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Geometric isomerism

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so this is the question.(2)
substances would exhibit geometric isomerism if they did not have any double bonds or do not have a ring structure.
however non of these are alkenes listed for question 2.
I am confused on how to solve this question.
any help would be appreciated
thanks
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alow
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Original post by Bence9912
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so this is the question.(2)
substances would exhibit geometric isomerism if they did not have any double bonds or do not have a ring structure.
however non of these are alkenes listed for question 2.
I am confused on how to solve this question.
any help would be appreciated
thanks


The general rule is that a structure will exhibit geometric isomerism if there is a decent amount of restricted rotation about a bond.

But... I'm pretty sure none of those molecules satisfy that.

I think you're right. None of them exhibit geometric isomerism.

The question is almost definitely written incorrectly.
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The general rule is that a structure will exhibit geometric isomerism if there is a decent amount of restricted rotation about a bond.

But... I'm pretty sure none of those molecules satisfy that.

I think you're right. None of them exhibit geometric isomerism.

The question is almost definitely written incorrectly.


yes thats what i thought.
Ill discuss this tomorrow with my teacher and see what he says.

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