What type of isomerism is shown by ortho, meta, and para derivatives of disubsti
Practice Questions
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What type of isomerism is shown by ortho, meta, and para derivatives of disubstituted benzene?
Structural isomerism
Geometric isomerism
Optical isomerism
Positional isomerism
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
What type of isomerism is shown by ortho, meta, and para derivatives of disubstituted benzene?
Step 1: Understand what disubstituted benzene means. It refers to a benzene ring that has two substituent groups attached to it.
Step 2: Identify the positions of the substituents on the benzene ring. They can be in different arrangements: ortho (adjacent), meta (one carbon apart), and para (opposite sides).
Step 3: Recognize that these different arrangements of substituents lead to different compounds, even though they have the same molecular formula.
Step 4: Learn that this type of difference in arrangement is called isomerism, specifically positional isomerism, because the position of the substituents is what changes.
