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ChemistrySTEREO ISOMERISMASSIGNING RELATIONSHIPEasy2 minQB
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structure and structure

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Answer:
D
Solution:

Ans. Enantiomers.

Sol. Both sawhorse structures are 3-chlorobutan-2-ol, CH3-CH(OH)-CH(Cl)-CH3 (two stereocentres). Assigning configurations centre by centre: in the second structure BOTH centres are inverted relative to the first : non-superimposable mirror images : enantiomers.

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