Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 370
Question: Which kind of isomerism is possible for 1-chloro-2-nitroethene [J & K 2005]
Options:
A) Functional group isomerism
B) Position isomerism
C) $ E/Z $ isomerism
D) Optical isomerism
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ \underset{\text{1-chloro-2-nitroethene}}{\mathop{O_2NHC=CHCl}}, $ For highly substituted alkenes $ E $ and $ Z $ system of nomenclature is used, which is based on a priority system developed by Cahn, Ingold and Prelog.
