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ChemistrySTEREO ISOMERISMCHIRAL CENTRE AND CHIRAL MOLECULESHard2 minQB
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Find the sum of all the stereocenters that are present in below compounds :

(I) structure (II) structure (III) structure (IV) structure

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

(I) 2-Bromo-3-chlorobutane : C-2 and C-3 are stereocenters : 2.

(II) Cyclopentanol : the two ring paths from C-1 are identical : 0.

(III) Butane-2,3-diol : C-2 and C-3 are stereocenters : 2.

(IV) Lactic acid : C-2 is a stereocenter : 1.

Sum = 2 + 0 + 2 + 1 = 5

Ans. (D) 5

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:STEREO ISOMERISMSubtopic:CHIRAL CENTRE AND CHIRAL MOLECULES
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