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Q. The number of stereoisomers that can exist for $ 3 $-chlorobutan-$ 2 $-ol is

J & K CETJ & K CET 2019Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

3-Chlorobutan-2-ol has 2 asymmetric carbon atoms, hence it will have $4$ stereoisomers
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