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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

The number of asymmetric carbon atoms and the number of optical isomers in CH₃–CH(OH)–CH(OH)–COOH, respectively, are

Answer: (C)

Solution

C2 and C3 (each bearing OH, H and two different remaining groups) are both stereocentres, and the molecule is

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