Select the incorrect statement about the product mixture in the following reaction.

It is optically active.

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It is racemic mixture.

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It is a resolvable mixture.

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It is a mixture of erythro compounds.

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Solution

The correct option is A It is optically active.
In this reaction, a single optically active compound is formed as product.

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