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Keto-enol Tautomerism

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The compound $l - (N - e t h y l - N - m e t h y l) - p r o p a n a m i n e$ forms non-superimposable mirror images.
But this compound does not show optical activity because of the:

A

Absence of a chiral N atom

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Presence of chiral N atom

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C

Presence of lone pair on N atom

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D

Rapid flipping of one form into the other

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Solution

The correct option is D Rapid flipping of one form into the other
Due to N-inversion or rapid flipping of one form into

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