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Which of the following compounds is optically active?
Which of the following compounds is optically active?
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The correct option is D Butan−2-ol
Only chiral or asymmetric carbon(the carbon four valencies of which are satisfied by four different groups) containing compounds are optically active.
CH3−CH2−H|C∗|OH−CH3
butan-2−ol
(C∗= chiral carbon atom)
So, butan−2−ol is optically active.
Only chiral or asymmetric carbon(the carbon four valencies of which are satisfied by four different groups) containing compounds are optically active.
CH3−CH2−H|C∗|OH−CH3
butan-2−ol
(C∗= chiral carbon atom)
So, butan−2−ol is optically active.
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