Which of the following compounds has (have) a meso isomer?

2,4-dibromohexane

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2,3-dibromobutane

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2,4-dimethyl pentane

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Hexane-2,5-diol

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Solution

The correct options are
B 2,3-dibromobutane
D Hexane-2,5-diol
Meso isomers are those isomers which have a plane of symmetry and are superimposable on their mirror images. These isomers are optically inactive.

Therefore the correct options are B and D.

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