Which of the following compounds are optically active?

Question

Which of the following compounds are optically active? (A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 3 and 4 (D) 1 and 4

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

(1) and (4) compounds are meso-compounds, they possesses a plane of symmetry and is consequently optically inactive and superimposes on its mirror image (i.e., they are identical).

Q. Which of the following compounds are optically active?

1 and 2

2 and 3

3 and 4

1 and 4

(1) and (4) compounds are meso-compounds, they possesses a plane of symmetry and is consequently optically inactive and superimposes on its mirror image (i.e., they are identical).