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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

Which of the following is an optically active compound?

Answer: (A)

Solution

Lactic acid, CH₃–CH(OH)–COOH, has a genuine stereocenter. Chloroacetic and acetic acid have no stereocenter, and

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