Among the following compounds, one which exhibits optical activity:

1

-propanol

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2

-propanol

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1

-butanol

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2

-butanol

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Solution

The correct option is B $2$ -butanol
2-Butanol contains a chiral carbon i.e. a carbon which is attached to four different atoms/groups. The chiral carbon is shown by asterisk in the above image image and it is attached to hydrogen, methyl, ethyl and hydroxyl groups.

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