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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES

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Statement I :

C{H_3} - \mathop {\mathop {CH}\limits_| }\limits_{OH} - CH = CH - C{H_3}

compound has three stereocentres
Statement II : Chiral centres have four different C-atoms

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Correct option: B

Only Statement II is correct

Only Statement II is correct because chiral centers require four different atoms or groups, and Statement I incorrectly identifies the number of stereocenters.

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Keto-enol tautomerism is not observe in How many isomers of

{C_5}{H_{11}}OH

will be primary alcohols? Which statement is true? Common reactions of benzene and its derivatives are: How many structural formulae are possible for

{\mathrm{C}_5}{\mathrm{H}_{11}}\mathrm{Cl}?

Assertion (A): The compounds that have the same constitution and sequence of covalent bonds but differ in relative positions of their atoms or groups in space are called stereoisomers.

Reason (R): Stereoisomerism is a special type of isomerism which can be classified as geometrical and optical isomerism