Tramadol Chemical Formula?

[ash.bekah]

Hello all,

 

I am wondering if a chemical formula can belong to more than one chemical. The one specific compound I am concerned about is a medication called Tramadol. On wikipedia it has the formula listed as: C₁₆H₂₅NO₂ My question is: can more than one compound/ chemical have this formula? I am asking for personal reasons (my mother OD'd on this) and this NOT a question for a school project or something.

 

 

Thanks,

Ash

 

[John Cuthber]

The simple answer is yes, a single formula like that can apply to a number of compounds.

This will explain it better than I can.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomer