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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

Which of the following compounds can exist in an optically active form?

Answer: (B)

Solution

2-Butanol, CH₃–CH(OH)–CH₂CH₃, has a stereocentre bearing four different groups (OH, CH₃, C₂H₅, H). 1-Butanol has no

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