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STD 11 - 8.2 Organic chemistry isomerism — JEE STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceJEESTD 11 - 8.2 Organic chemistry isomerism4 Marks
MCQ
Which of the following compounds which is an optically active compound
  • A
    $1-$butanol
  • ✓
    $2-$butanol
  • C
    $3-$butanol
  • D
    $4-$heptanol
✓

Answer

Correct option: B.
$2-$butanol
b
(b) $2-$butanol $(C{H_3} - \mathop {\mathop {CH}\limits_{|\,\,\,\,\,\,} }\limits_{OH} - C{H_2} - C{H_3})$ is optically active because it has asymmetric carbon atom.

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