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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

Which of the following acids does **not** exhibit optical isomerism?

Answer: (C)

Solution

Maleic acid (*cis*-butenedioic acid) is a planar alkene with no sp³ stereocentre; it shows only geometrical (cis–trans)

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