ISOMERSDefinitionIsomersarecompoundsthathavethesamemolecular(empirical)formula,butdifferentstructures,anddemonstratephysico-chemicalandpharmacologicaldifferencesClassificationStructuralIsomersDefinitionCompoundswiththesameempiricalformula,butwhoseatomsareconnectedinadifferentsequenceChainisomers–havedifferentbranchingpatternsofcarbonchainsPositionisomers–thefunctionalgroupislocatedondifferentcarbonsinthechain–tendtohavesimilarchemicalpropertiesFunctionalgroupisomers–havedifferenttypesofbondsandhencedifferentfunctionalgroups–tendtohaveverydifferentchemicalpropertiesTautomers–compoundsinwhich,underdifferingconditionsegpH,thesubstituentgroupingsmayaltertheirposition–structuralisomersthatreadilyconvertfromoneisomericformtoanotherandhenceexistinequilibriumStereoisomersDefinitionCompoundswhichha