BITSAT 2024
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2024
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- General Organic Chemistry
BITSAT 2024 · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry
The number of geometrical isomers possible for the compound, CH_3...
The number of geometrical isomers possible for the compound, \mathrm{CH}=\mathrm{CH}\mathrm{CH}=\mathrm{CH} is
Options
- A2
- B3
- C4
- D6
Correct answer
A. 2
Step-by-step solution
Although \mathrm{C}=\mathrm{CH}\mathrm{CH}=\mathrm{CH} has two double bond but one of them has two similar atoms (i.e. H -atom) therefore no geometrical isomerism is possible around the double bond. However each carbon atom of other double bond has two different atoms/groups and hence geometrical isomerism is possible around this double bond.
Hence, only two geometrical isomers are possible.