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Keeping one on the same carbon, how many position isomers are possible for 1,1-dichlorocyclopentane?

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Answer:
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Solution:

Keeping one fixed at C-1, the second can sit at : C-1 (the given compound itself), C-2 (adjacent) and C-3. (C-4 is the same as C-3 and C-5 the same as C-2 by the ring's symmetry.) Excluding the given 1,1-compound, that leaves 2 position isomers.

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