Which of the following structure(s) is/are meso-2,3 butanediol?

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Solution

The correct options are
B
C
Meso componds are achiral compounds having more than one chiral centres. Meso compounds are bisected by a internal plane of symmetry which causes the optical inactivity of the compound.

$\begin{matrix} B \to 2 R, 3 S C \to 2 R, 3 S \end{matrix}} Both are meso .$

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