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For example, [[propanol]] (CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH) has two isomers: ''n-propanol'' and ''iso-propanol''. '''n-propanol''' is a straight chain (CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH), with its three carbons and its [[hydroxyl]] group in a line. ''Iso-propanol'', on the other hand, is branched, with two of the [[carbon]]s and the hydroxyl group all bonded to one carbon ((CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CHOH). Both of these configurations have 3 carbons, 8 [[hydrogen]]s, and 1 oxygen, but since they are isomers they behave differently in chemical reactions.
For example, [[propanol]] (CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH) has two isomers: ''n-propanol'' and ''iso-propanol''. '''n-propanol''' is a straight chain (CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH), with its three carbons and its [[hydroxyl]] group in a line. ''Iso-propanol'', on the other hand, is branched, with two of the [[carbon]]s and the hydroxyl group all bonded to one carbon ((CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CHOH). Both of these configurations have 3 carbons, 8 [[hydrogen]]s, and 1 oxygen, but since they are isomers they behave differently in chemical reactions.
[[Category:Chemistry]]
==See also==
*[[Stereoisomer]]
[[Category:Organic Chemistry]]