Question

Find the correct statement from the given.

• A. (+)-Tartaric acid and meso tartaric acid are diastereoisomers
• B. (+)-Tartaric acid and (-)-tartaric acid are diastereoisomers
• C. (+)-Tartaric acid and (-)-tartaric acid are enantiomers
• D. (+)-Tartaric acid and meso tartaric acid are tautomers

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

(+)-Tartaric acid and meso tartaric acid are diastereoisomers

Diastereomers are a type of a stereoisomer occurs when two or more stereoisomers of a compound have different configurations and are not mirror images of each other. Hence (+)tartric acid and meso tartric acid are diastereo-isomers.