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Record 1 1986-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
CONT

Functional isomers ... differ in functional group, that is, the group (or groups) most material in determining chemical behavior.

CONT

Functional isomerism. Functional isomerism is a type of isomerism in which the difference is not (necessarily) in the position of the atoms, but also in their valence, or chemical nature, or both; in short, in the functional groups present.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

Isomérie de fonction. (...) l'isomérie de fonction (...) se rencontre lorsque les molécules renferment des groupes fonctionnels différents par exemple le groupe COOH de l'acide acétique CH3 - COOH et le groupe COOCH3 du formiate de méthyle HCOOCH3.

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