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Cyclic Isomers of C3H3Cl3

Cyclic isomers of a molecule are those that can be arranged in a ring or cycle, with the same number and types of atoms but different connectivity and/or orientation. For C3H3Cl3, we need to consider both structural and geometrical isomers, as there are three carbon-carbon double bonds and one chlorine atom attached to each carbon atom. We can use a systematic approach to generate all possible cyclic isomers, by varying the positions of the chlorine atoms and the orientation of the double bonds.

1. Draw the basic skeleton of the cyclic molecule, with three carbon atoms connected by double bonds, and one chlorine atom attached to each carbon atom. Label the atoms and bonds to keep track of them.

C=C-C=C-C
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Cl Cl Cl

2. Consider the possible arrangements of the three chlorine atoms. Since they are all equivalent, we can start with one of them and move it to the adjacent carbon atoms, one at a time, until we have gone around the ring.

a. Cl-C=C-C-Cl-C
b. Cl-C=C-Cl-C-C
c. Cl-C-Cl-C=C-C
d. C=C-Cl-C=C-Cl
e. C-Cl-C=C-Cl-C

3. For each of the three possible arrangements of the chlorine atoms, we need to examine the possible geometrical isomers, which depend on the relative positions of the two chlorine atoms attached to the same carbon atom. There are two possibilities: cis (on the same side) and trans (on opposite sides).

a. Cl-C=C-C-Cl-C (cis and trans)
b. Cl-C=C-Cl-C-C (cis and trans)
c. Cl-C-Cl-C=C-C (cis only, as the trans is not possible due to steric hindrance)
d. C=C-Cl-C=C-Cl (cis and trans)
e. C-Cl-C=C-Cl-C (cis and trans)

4. Count the number of distinct cyclic isomers. We can eliminate the ones that are mirror images or rotations of each other.

a. Cl-C=C-C-Cl-C (cis and trans)
b. Cl-C=C-Cl-C-C (cis and trans)
c. Cl-C-Cl-C=C-C (cis only)
d. C=C-Cl-C=C-Cl (cis and trans)
e. C-Cl-C=C-Cl-C (cis and trans)

Therefore, there are three structural isomers (a, b, and c) and two geometrical isomers (cis and trans) for each of them, giving a total of six isomers. However, some of them are identical, so the final answer is three cyclic isomers for C3H3Cl3.