Study Guide TMH JEE Ch.19 Hybridization, Isomerism, and Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry

Chapter syllabus

Hybridisation of carbon;
Sigma and pi-bonds;
Shapes of molecules;
Structural and geometrical isomerism;
Optical isomerism of compounds containing up to two asymmetric centers, (R,S and E,Z nomenclature excluded);
Conformations of ethane and butane (Newman projections);
IUPAC nomenclature of simple organic compounds (only hydrocarbons, mono-functional and bi-functional compounds);
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Main Topics Covered in the TMH Book



CONCEPT OF HYBRIDZATION

SIGMA AND PI BOND

RESONANCE

HOMOLOGOUS SERIES

ISOMERISM

ABSOLUTE CONFIGURATION OF THE OPTICAL ISOMER

IUPAC SYSTEM OF NOMENCLATURE OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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Shape of molecules
http://www.cem.msu.edu/%7Ereusch/VirtTxtJml/intro3.htm#strc4
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web sites

"ISOMERISM and Stereochemistry"
http://www.docbrown.info/page07/isomerism1.htm

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Web sites for Nomenclature

http://www.cem.msu.edu/%7Ereusch/VirtTxtJml/nomen1.htm
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Organic Chemistry virtual text
http://www.cem.msu.edu/%7Ereusch/VirtTxtJml/intro1.htm#contnt
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JEE Question 2007 Paper I

The number of structural isomers for C-6H-14 is

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6

Answer: C



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JEE question 2007

STATEMENT-1: Molecules that are not superimposable on their mirror images are chiral.

Because

STATEMENT-2: All chiral molecules have chiral centres.
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True

Solution C
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JEE Question 2007 Paper II

The number of stereoisomers obtained by bromination of trans-2 butene is

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

Answer: A

Meso compound is the output.
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