MCQ
Which of the following is optically active
- AEthylene glycol
- BOxalic acid
- CGlycerol
- ✓Tartaric acid
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
Tartaric acid
d
(d)Tartaric acid have the chiral carbon $(*)$ atom.
(d)Tartaric acid have the chiral carbon $(*)$ atom.
So it is optically active.
$\mathop {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{\,\,\,\,OH} \\
| \\
{\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,H - {C^*} - COOH\,\,\,} \\
|
\end{array}} \\
{\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,H - {C^*} - COOH} \\
| \\
{\,\,\,OH}
\end{array}}\limits_{{\text{Tartaricacid}}} $
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