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Which of the following are diastereomers?

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Solution

The correct option is B
Obviously, geometrical isomers are diastereomers. Hence the following are diastereomers: and are both

Let us take this compound:

I want you to find out the IUPAC name with the R/S information.
Now take its mirror image and give me the configuration:

Hence the above two are enantiomers and by definition cannot bediastereomers!

Now what can you say about



Again, these two are a pair of enantiomers. So they can’t be diastereoisomers.

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