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  4. A compound has 3 chiral carbon atoms. The number of possible optical isomers it can have:

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Q. A compound has $3$ chiral carbon atoms. The number of possible optical isomers it can have:

ManipalManipal 2005Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Solution:

The number of possible optical isomers
$ ={{2}^{n}} $
(where n is the number of chiral C-atoms)
$ ={{2}^{3}} =8$