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FUNCTIONAL ISOMERISM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-03-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- skeletal isomer
1, record 1, English, skeletal%20isomer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Variant forms of structural isomerism include skeletal and functional isomers. Skeletal isomers, including chain and ring isomers, differ in arrangement of atoms or groups around a skeleton of carbon atoms. 1, record 1, English, - skeletal%20isomer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- isomère de squelette carboné
1, record 1, French, isom%C3%A8re%20de%20squelette%20carbon%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- isomère de squelette 1, record 1, French, isom%C3%A8re%20de%20squelette
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Isomérie de squelette carboné. On distingue trois types d'isoméries, dites de constitution. Le premier type est l'isomérie de squelette carboné; par exemple les hydrocarbures renfermant 5 atomes de carbone sont au nombre de 3 : le pentane (...), le méthyl-2 butane (...), le diméthyl-2, 2 propane (...). Ces trois hydrocarbures ne diffèrent que par le squelette carboné. 2, record 1, French, - isom%C3%A8re%20de%20squelette%20carbon%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-03-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- functional isomerism
1, record 2, English, functional%20isomerism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... 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. Examples are ether an alcohol.... 2, record 2, English, - functional%20isomerism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- isomérie de fonction
1, record 2, French, isom%C3%A9rie%20de%20fonction
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) 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. 1, record 2, French, - isom%C3%A9rie%20de%20fonction
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-03-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- functional isomer
1, record 3, English, functional%20isomer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Functional isomers ... differ in functional group, that is, the group (or groups) most material in determining chemical behavior. 1, record 3, English, - functional%20isomer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 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. 2, record 3, English, - functional%20isomer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- isomère de fonction
1, record 3, French, isom%C3%A8re%20de%20fonction
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- isomère fonctionnel 1, record 3, French, isom%C3%A8re%20fonctionnel
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 3, French, - isom%C3%A8re%20de%20fonction
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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