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ChemistrySTEREO ISOMERISMCALCULATION OF TOTAL STEREOISOMERSMedium2 minQB
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Total number of stereoisomers for the given compound are:

structure

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

Ans. (C) 3.

Sol. In bicyclo[3.2.0]heptane the two ring-junction carbons are stereocentres and the two bridges are of unequal length. The cis-fused form (R,S) is meso, while the trans-fused forms (R,R) and (S,S) are an enantiomeric pair. Total stereoisomers = 3.

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