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ChemistrySTEREO ISOMERISMELEMENT OF SYMMETRYMedium2 minQB
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Is the following compound optically active?

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Answer:
A
Solution:
Ans. (A) No, because it has a centre of symmetry.
Sol. In this 1,3-dichloro-2,4-dibromocyclobutane, inversion through the centre of the ring maps each Cl onto the opposite Cl and each Br onto the opposite Br with wedge and dash interchanged exactly as drawn. A molecule with a centre of symmetry (COS) is achiral, so it is not optically active.
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