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Q. Which of the following is optically active?

Delhi UMET/DPMTDelhi UMET/DPMT 2002

Solution:

For a compound to be optically active. (i)
It must have at least one asymmetric or chiral carbon atom. (ii)
The compound must not have plane of symmetry.
Draw the structure of compounds, given in choices to find the correct answer.
[a] It has two asymmetric carbon atoms and no plane of symmetry.
$\therefore $ It is optically active.
[b] image None of the C atom is asymmetric.
$\therefore $ Optically inactive.
[c] $\underset{\overset{|}{CH_2OH}}{C} H_2OH \because$ It has no asymmetric carbon atom.
$\therefore $ Optically inactive.
[d]$\underset{\overset{|}{COOH}}{C} OOH \because$ It has no asymmetric carbonlatom.
$\therefore $ optically inactive.

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