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Skeletal Isomers

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Skeletal isomers are constitutional isomers that have the same functional groups but differ from each other in the connectivity of the carbon skeleton.

eg: Butyl alcohol (1) and isobutyl alcohol (2) are constitutional isomers containing the same functional groups, namely the alcohol group.

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They differ from each other in the connectivity of the carbon skeleton.

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Thus, 1 and 2 are skeletal isomers.

see also positional isomers, functional isomers

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