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What do we mean by spiro compound?

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Organic compounds with 1 common atom.
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An organic compound with 2 or more rings with at least 2 rings having a common atom.
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Organic compounds with rings. The rings have at least 2 common atoms.
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is B An organic compound with 2 or more rings with at least 2 rings having a common atom.
A spiro compound is usually an organic compound with 2 or more rings, in which 2 or 3 rings are linked together by exactly 1 common atom.


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