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QAIPM-2001-Ch-2854: NEET 2001 Chemistry - Class 11 AIPM-2001-Ch-2854 Solution: A compound of molecular formula \(C_7H_{16}\) shows optical…
A compound of molecular formula shows optical isomerism, compound will be
Multiple Choice Options
- A 2, 3-dimethylpentane
- B 2, 2-dimethylbutane
- C 2-methylhexane
- D none of these
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Organic compounds exhibit the property of enantiomerism (optical isomerism) only when their molecules are chiral. Most chiral compounds have a chiral centre, which is an atom bonded to four different atoms or groups.
2,3-Dimethylpentane has one chiral C-atom and do not have any symmetric element.