Homework Help: Organic Chem

Posted by Dawn on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 7:27pm.

Which of the following alkenes do not show cis-trans isomerism?

I) 2-methyl-2-hexene
II) 1-chloro-1-butene
III) 1-methylcyclohexene
IV) 2-methyl-3-hexene

a) I, II
b) III, IV
c) II, III, IV
d) I, III

Organic Chem - Dawn, Monday, February 4, 2008 at 1:57am
I think that it might be "c"?????
Organic Chem - DrRuss, Monday, February 4, 2008 at 4:59pm
If you draw out the chain you wil see that in (ii) Cl can be cis or trans to the main chain.

You need to draw each of these, it is hard just from the names.

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