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IIT-JEE 2009 · Paper 2, Chemistry question 19

The total number of cyclic structural as well as stereo isomers possible for a compound with the molecular formula CX5HX10\ce{C5H10} is

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: 7

Cyclic CX5HX10\ce{C5H10}:

  • cyclopentane (1)
  • methylcyclobutane (1)
  • ethylcyclopropane (1)
  • 1,1-dimethylcyclopropane (1)
  • 1,2-dimethylcyclopropane: cis (meso) and a pair of trans enantiomers (3)

Total 7.

Answer: 7