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NEET 2026
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General Organic Chemistry

NEET 2026 · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

The pair of molecules that are metamers among the following is :

The pair of molecules that are metamers among the following is :

Options

  1. ACH3CH2CH2OH\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{OH} and CH3−CH(OH)−CH3\text{CH}_3-\text{CH(OH)}-\text{CH}_3
  2. BCH3CH2CH2CH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3 and (CH3)2CHCH2CH3(\text{CH}_3)_2\text{CHCH}_2\text{CH}_3
  3. CH3C−CO−CH3\text{H}_3\text{C}-\text{CO}-\text{CH}_3 and H3C−CH2−CHO\text{H}_3\text{C}-\text{CH}_2-\text{CHO}
  4. DCH3OCH2CH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{OCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3 and CH3CH2OCH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OCH}_2\text{CH}_3

Correct answer

D. CH3OCH2CH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{OCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3 and CH3CH2OCH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OCH}_2\text{CH}_3

Step-by-step solution

Metamerism is a type of structural isomerism where isomers have the same molecular formula but differ in the nature of the alkyl groups attached to the same polyvalent functional group (such as −O−-\text{O}-, −S−-\text{S}-, −NH−-\text{NH}-, −CO−-\text{CO}-).

In option (1), CH3CH2CH2OH\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{OH} and CH3−CH(OH)−CH3\text{CH}_3-\text{CH(OH)}-\text{CH}_3 are position isomers because the position of the −OH-\text{OH} group differs.

In option (2), CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3 and (CH3)2CHCH2CH3(\text{CH}_3)_2\text{CHCH}_2\text{CH}_3 are chain isomers because the carbon skeleton differs.

In option (3), H3C−CO−CH3\text{H}_3\text{C}-\text{CO}-\text{CH}_3 and H3C−CH2−CHO\text{H}_3\text{C}-\text{CH}_2-\text{CHO} are functional isomers because they have different functional groups (ketone and aldehyde).

In option (4), CH3OCH2CH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{OCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3 (methoxypropane)andCH3CH2OCH2CH3and \text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OCH}_2\text{CH}_3 (ethoxyethane) have the same polyvalent functional group (−O−-\text{O}-) but different alkyl groups attached to it (methyl and propyl versus two ethyl groups). Thus, they are metamers.

Answer: CH3OCH2CH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{OCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3 and CH3CH2OCH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OCH}_2\text{CH}_3
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