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23) Choose the best answer.

Label as structural or cis-trans isomers:
1. structural
2.cis-trans
3.neither

23) Choose the best answer. Label as structural or cis-trans isomers: 1. structural-example-1

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Since they have the same molecular formula, they are isomers. However since both compounds have no carbon-carbon bond with restricted rotation, they cannot be cis or trans isomers. Hence, they exhibit structural isomerism. Specifically, they are side chain isomers.
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