For the Pair of Compounds, Select a Correct Characterization from the Response

question 38

Multiple Choice

For the pair of compounds, select a correct characterization from the response list: o-diethylbenzene and 1,3-diethylbenzene.

• A) are constitutional isomers
• B) have the same number of carbon atoms but are not constitutional isomers
• C) both exist as cis-trans isomers
• D) one but not the other exists in cis-trans forms

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