Q.
The number of structural and configurational isomers of a bromo compound, C5H9Br, formed by the addition of HBr to 2− pentyne respectively are
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Solution:
Addition of HBr to 2-pentyne gives two structural isomers (I) and (II). CH3−C≡C−CH2CH3HBr(I)CH3(Br)=CHCH2CH3(II)+CH3CH=C(Br)CH2CH3
Each one of these will exist as a pair of geometrical isomers as shown below:
Thus, there are two structural and four configurational isomers.