Consider the following structure (I), (II), (III) and (IV).

Which of the following statements is not correct?

II and III are identical

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I and II are enantiomers

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I and III are enantiomers

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II and IV are enantiomers

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Solution

The correct option is D II and IV are enantiomers
Configuration: S Configuration: R
Configuration: RConfiguration: R

II and IV are identical.
(Enantiomers are non-superimposable mirror images.)

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