Chemistry A-Level
Position isomerism along a carbon chain
What Position isomerism along a carbon chain means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Substitution can occur at more than one carbon along a carbon chain, so a longer alkane yields structural isomers such as 1-chloropropane and 2-chloropropane.
Topics that use Position isomerism along a carbon chain
- Alkanes (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Bond angle of about 109.5°
- Consequences for alkane reactivity
- Distinguishing σ-bonds from π-bonds
- Effect of branching on boiling point
- Effect of carbon-chain length on boiling point
- Electron pair repulsion between bonding pairs
- Free rotation about σ-bonds
- Further substitution giving polyhalogenated products
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