ORGANIC CHEMISTRY !!

[lychee26]

hey... is there some kind of formula to find out the total number isomers from the given empirical formula ?

 

[workinghard]

dere's dis 2^n for i blv findin cis trans isomers... correct me if i m wrong but i think it worx

 

[lychee26]

2Xn ?

 

[sweetiepie]

explain plz???

 

[workinghard]

2 pwer n where n is da no of double bonds ... ihv recently done a ques with it but i don t rmbr da yr
ll ans 2mor o hv 2 prep 4 bio
i hv a ppr 2moro!
u try it out in da mean time

 

[lychee26]

i can't solve it that way .. :/

 

[alphabravocharlie]

Workinghard is right. It is 2^n. n is the number of C=C and the chiral centers. If there are 2 C=C and 1 carbon is chiral then n is 3.