Functional Isomers
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Functional isomers are constitutional isomers bearing different functional groups.
eg. 1: Acetone (1) and propanal (2) are constitutional isomers.
They contain different functional groups.
Thus, 1 and 2 are functional isomers.
- see also skeletal isomers, positional isomers
- Gamini Gunawardena from the OChemPal site (Utah Valley University)