Question

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the above compound?

• A. It is optically inactive due to the plane of symmetry
• B. It is optically inactive due to the center of symmetry
• C. Being chiral it is optically active
• D. It is optically active due to the presence of $C_2$ axis of symmetry

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

The correct options are
A It is optically inactive due to the center of symmetry
B It is optically inactive due to the plane of symmetry

Presence of any kind of symmetry makes the compound optically inactive.