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ISOMERISMcan cyclopentan-1,2- di.ol considered as functional isomer of pentanoic acid. They have same structural formula

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canorous

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24 Jun 2010 17:43:35 IST

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yes they can be considered func. isomers.

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25 Jun 2010 14:37:33 IST

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yes they can be !!

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25 Jun 2010 16:47:04 IST

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Compounds having the same molecular formula but different functional groups are called as functional isomers and the phenomenon is called functional isomersim.

The given example falls into this catagory, so we consider them as functional isomers. However, I have not come across such an example in the books referred.

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