Which of the following compounds can be optically active?

Question

Which of the following compounds can be optically active? (A) propionic acid (B) 2-chloropropionic acid (C) 3 -chloropropionic acid (D) chloropropionic anhydride

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Propionic acid is CH 3 CH 2 COOH. It does not have a chiral carbon 2-chloropropionic acid CH 3 CHCl COOH has a chiral carbon <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/a489d3e6288d46d2ad91d673d861d439-.png" /> So, it is optically active. Other compounds do not have a chiral carbon.

Q. Which of the following compounds can be optically active?

propionic acid

2-chloropropionic acid

3 -chloropropionic acid

chloropropionic anhydride

Propionic acid is $C H_{3} C H_{2} COO H$ . It does not have a chiral carbon 2-chloropropionic acid $C H_{3} C H ClCOO H$ has a chiral carbon

So, it is optically active. Other compounds do not have a chiral carbon.

Q. Which of the following compounds can be optically active?

propionic acid

2-chloropropionic acid

3 -chloropropionic acid

chloropropionic anhydride

Propionic acid is CH3​CH2​COOH. It does not have a chiral carbon 2-chloropropionic acid CH3​CHClCOOH has a chiral carbon So, it is optically active. Other compounds do not have a chiral carbon.

Propionic acid is $C H_{3} C H_{2} COO H$ . It does not have a chiral carbon 2-chloropropionic acid $C H_{3} C H ClCOO H$ has a chiral carbon

So, it is optically active. Other compounds do not have a chiral carbon.