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Preparation of Haloalkanes from Alcohol

3-Methylbutan...

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3-Methylbutan-2-ol is:

A

optically inactive

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enol form of butanone

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optically active

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none

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Solution

The correct option is C optically active
3-Methyl butan-2-ol is optically active. Compounds containing chiral centres (carbon attached to four different atoms or groups) exhibit enantiomerism or optical isomerism. Hence option C is correct,

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