Structural isomer of 2-methyl propan-2-ol??? (1 Viewer)

[SadCeliac]

Am I incorrect for saying that butan-2-ol is a structural isomer of 2-methylpropan-2-ol?

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Answers (for HSC 2019) say butan-1-ol.

 

[SadCeliac]

@carrotsss am I dumb or correct lol

 

[carrotsss]

yeah there’s multiple answers

 

[SadCeliac]

ok chilled I thought I was going crazy
surprised they didnt have 'multiple answers could include' in their marking guide lol

 

[chigurh07]

Am I incorrect for saying that butan-2-ol is a structural isomer of 2-methylpropan-2-ol?

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Answers (for HSC 2019) say butan-1-ol.

As long as the compound has the same molecular formula, in this case C4H10O, but different bonds, chain length, functional group etc then its still a structural isomer

 

[Grand Master IUPAC]

ok chilled I thought I was going crazy
surprised they didnt have 'multiple answers could include' in their marking guide lol

Well, NESA marking guidelines for chem and phys are known for being stupidly over detailed, incomplete, poorly written, or irrelevant to the question. So I'm not surprised they didn't include multiple answers.