Moses Posted March 14 Posted March 14 13 minutes ago, thaiophilus said: As the wikipedia article indeed says 16 hours ago, Moses said: As it is often in Wiki, it is not correct. 13 minutes ago, thaiophilus said: did you not understand? How do you understand words "is not correct"? pentyl and isopentyl are isomers to each other, amyl and isoamyl are isomers to each other, but amyl and pentyl aren't isomers to each other because of: 16 hours ago, Moses said: Pentyl nitrite has a pentyl chain, which is attached to the main molecule at the 1st position. Amyl nitrite - the amyl group is attached to the main molecule at the 2nd position. Quote
thaiophilus Posted March 15 Posted March 15 21 hours ago, Moses said: How do you understand words "is not correct"? pentyl and isopentyl are isomers to each other, amyl and isoamyl are isomers to each other, but amyl and pentyl aren't isomers to each other because of: I understand by "is not correct" what you wrote above: "amyl and pentyl aren't isomers to each other". Those are all alkyl groups (acyclic saturated hydrocarbons) with five carbon atoms and eleven hydrogen atoms. That makes them all isomers, regardless of how the carbons are connected. Quote
dellboy Posted March 16 Posted March 16 wow, there are some brainy boys on this forum !! floridarob 1 Quote
floridarob Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 3/16/2025 at 8:37 AM, dellboy said: wow, there are some brainy boys on this forum !! Notice I haven't joined in, even in jest 😝 dellboy 1 Quote
