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  4. Two isomeric halo alkenes A and B have molecular formula C5H9Cl . 'A' gives optically inactive compound while 'B' gives optically active compound in hydrogenation. The two isomers respectively are

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Q. Two isomeric halo alkenes A and B have molecular formula $C_{5}H_{9}Cl$ . 'A' gives optically inactive compound while 'B' gives optically active compound in hydrogenation. The two isomers respectively are

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Solution:

Here A and B are 3-chloro-1-pentene and 4-chloro-2-pentene respectively and the reactions are as follows

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