Question

Primary and secondary nitroalkanes containing $\alpha -H$ atom show property of:

• A. chain isomerism
• B. tautomerism
• C. optical isomerism
• D. geometrical isomerism

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

tautomerism


Tautomerism is the ability of certain organic compounds to react in isomeric structure that differ from each other in the position of a hydrogen atom and double bond since, primary and secondary nitroalkanes differ from each other in the position of $\alpha$-hydrogen atom, they show property of tautomerism.