How many isomers does C4H8O have??

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Al E.
Jun 12, 2018

This molecule has one degree of saturation, so it has either one #pi# bond or one cyclic constituent. The former opens up the possibility for cis-trans double rotation, which a lot of students will pass over.

Here's a few I came up with in five minutes.

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