Question

Which of the following statements are not correct?

• A. A meso compound is optically active because the rotation caused by any molecule is cancelled by an equal and opposite rotation caused by another molecules that is the mirror image of the first
• B. A meso compound has chiral centres and but exhibits no optical activity
• C. A meso compound has no chiral centres and thus exhibits no optical activity
• D. A meso compound has molecules which are superimposable on their mirror image a even through they

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

A meso compound has minimum two chiral centres and it has a plane of symmetry and it is optically inactive