MHT CET Chemistry question

Chemistry Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques MHT CET

An organic compound will show optical isomerism if

(A)All groups attached to carbon atoms are same
(B)Four groups attached to carbon atoms are differentCorrect
(C)Three groups attached to carbon atoms are different
(D)Two groups attached to carbon atoms are same

Answer: (B)

Solution

Optical isomerism arises from a chiral (asymmetric) carbon bonded to four different groups, which makes the molecule

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