Which of the following pairs of compound are positional isomers?
A
CH3−CH2−CH2−C||O−CH3 and CH3−CH2−C||O−CH2−CH3
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B
CH3−CH2−CH2−C||O−CH3 and CH3−C|HCH3−CH2−CHO
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C
CH3−CH2−CO−CH2−CH3 and (CH3)2−CH−CH2−CHO
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D
CH3−CH2−CH2−CH2−CHO and CH3−CH2−CH2−O||C−CH3
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Solution
The correct option is CCH3−CH2−CH2−C||O−CH3 and CH3−CH2−C||O−CH2−CH3 Position isomers differ in the position of the substituent atom or group or an unsaturated linkage in the same carbon chain.
Thus, 2-pentanone and 3-pentanone (option A) are the position isomers. They differ in the position of the carbonyl group.