Chemistry - STEREO ISOMERISM Question with Solution | TestHub

The compound is 2,4-dibromopentane in the (2R,4S) configuration. The two stereocentres carry identical sets of groups, and a plane of symmetry passes through C₃ (the middle CH₂ carbon), reflecting one half of the molecule onto the other. It is achiral despite having two stereocentres - a meso compound.

Ans. (B) Yes, it is a meso compound.