Which of the following compounds, exhibits stereoisomerism?

2-methylbut-1-ene

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3-methylbut-1-yne

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3-methlbutanoic acid

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2-methylbutanoic acid

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Solution

The correct option is D 2-methylbutanoic acid
2-methylbutanoic acid exhibits stereoisomerism because it contains an asymmetric carbon atom.

$\begin{matrix} {C H}_{3} - {C H}_{2} - & C^{*} H & - C O O H | {C H}_{3} \end{matrix}$

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