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Optical Isomerism in Octahedral Coordination of Bidentate Ligands

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The total number of optically active compounds formed in the following reaction is?

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Z e r o

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S i x

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T w o

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Solution

The correct option is D $F o u r$
The total number of optically active compounds formed is four. The product has two chiral C atoms (marked with asterik). Thus, it has $2^{n} = 2^{2} = 4$ stereoisomers.

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