Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 159
Question: How many chiral isomers can be drawn from 2-bromo, 3-chloro butane [DCE 2003]
Options:
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
2-bromo, 3-chloro-butane has 2 chiral carbon atoms, hence has $ 2^{2}=4 $ optical isomers.
$ CH_3-\underset{H\ ,}{\overset{Br}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}},-}}},\underset{H\ ,}{\overset{Cl,}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}},-}}},CH_3 $
