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Chemistry Question on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Pentan-2-one and 3-methylbutan-2-one are

A

Optical isomers

B

Chain isomers

C

Metamers

D

Tautomers

Answer

Metamers

Explanation

Solution

CH3C−CO∣∣−CH2−CH3CH_3C - \underset{\overset{||}{O}}{C} - CH_2 - CH_3 and CH3−CC∣H3H−CO∣∣−CH3 CH_3 - \underset{\overset{|}{C}{H_3}}{C}H - \underset{\overset{||}{O}}{C} - CH_3 are metamers