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What is the maximum number of stereoisomers that could exist for the compound below?

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6

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8

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10

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16

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Solution

The correct option is D $16$
The number of stereoisomers can be calculated from the number of chiral centres (n), $2^{n}$ .
Here number of chiral centers = 4 => $2^{4}$ = 16 stereoisomers.

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