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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

The number of optical isomers of CH₃CH(OH)CH(OH)CHO is

Answer: (D)

Solution

The molecule has two stereocenters (C2 and C3, each bonded to OH, H, and two different carbon chains — one terminating in CH₃, the other in CHO).

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