3.1 Intro to Organic

• chain isomers


  isomers that occur due to the branching in carbon chain
• e-z isomerism


  • a stereoisomerism that occurs due to restricted rotation around the carbon double bond ($\pi$orbital)
  • z-isomerism is when the highest priority groups are on the same side
  • e-isomerism is when the highest priority group are on opposite sides
• free radicals 


  an uncharged molecule or atom with an unpaired valence electron
• functional group isomer


  isomers that have different functional groups
• position isomer


  isomers where the position of the functional group is at different positions on the carbon backbone
• stereoisomerism


  occurs when two double bonded carbon atoms each have two different atoms or groups attached to them (includes e/z isomerism)
• structural isomerism


  compounds which have the same molecular formula but a different structural formula