Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 300
Question: Which of the following compounds exhibits optical isomerism [BHU 1983; AFMC 1990; CPMT 1993; MP PMT 1999, 2000]
Options:
A) $ CH_3CH_2COOH $
B) $ CH_3CHOHCOOH $
C) $ CH_3CH_2CH_2OH $
D) $ CH_3CHOHCH_3 $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ CH_3-\underset{OH}{\overset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|,}{\overset{|}{\mathop{{C^{*}}}}},}}},-COOH $ * chiral centre is present.
