Question

I had posted a question asking whether cyclohexane and hexene are isomers or not?
the answer from the expert said that they were not isomers because cyclohexane had the formula C₆H₁₂ and hexene had the formula C₆H_{11 .} But the general formula of alkenes are C_nH_{​2n .} So the molecular formula of hexene is C6H12 . Since cyclohexane and hexene have same molecular formula are the isomers ?
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Answer 1

Dear User,

Cyclohexane and Hexene both have the molecular formula C₆H₁₂. Yes they both are isomers and they exhibit functional isomerism.



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