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Offline adianadiadi

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Isomerism in methyl acetate and ethyl formate
« on: April 24, 2011, 09:44:20 AM »
What is the name of isomerism exhibited by methyl acetate and ethyl formate. Both are esters. So not functional isomers.

Do you call them metamers or something else?
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Re: Isomerism in methyl acetate and ethyl formate
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2011, 10:05:24 AM »
Yes. They are called metamers.
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