NEETChemistrySome Basic Concepts of Organic ChemistryMCQ+4 / −1
If there is no rotation of plane polarised light by a compound in a specific solvent, through to be chiral, it may mean than
- Athe compound is certainly meso
- Bthere is no compound in the solvent
- Cthe compound may be a racemic mixture
- Dthe compound is certainly a chiral.
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Correct answer: A
Compounds which do not show optical activity inspite of the presence of chiral carbon atoms are called meso-compounds. The absence of optical activity in these compound is due to the presence of a plane of symmetry in their molecules. e.g. meso-tartaric acid is optically inactive.
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