meso-2,4-dibromopentane has a plane of symmetry (σ) passing through the middle CH 2 group (dashed line): the upper half (C 2 with H, Br, CH 3 ) is the mirror image of the lower half (C 4 ). The molecule is achiral (meso) although it has two stereocentres.

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meso-2,4-dibromopentane has a plane of symmetry (σ) passing through the middle CH₂ group (dashed line): the upper half (C₂ with H, Br, CH₃) is the mirror image of the lower half (C₄). The molecule is achiral (meso) although it has two stereocentres.

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