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Title: What is the maximum number of stereoisomers that could exist for the compound be
Post by: RONIT ROY on September 10, 2018, 03:35:07 AM
(a) 6         (b) 8        ( c) 1 0      (d) 16
Title: Re: What is the maximum number of stereoisomers that could exist for the compound be
Post by: uma on September 10, 2018, 08:04:26 AM
It has 4 chiral centres  which are marked with  asterisk.
Number of  stereoisomers = 2^4 = 16
This 16 number includes enantiomers , diastereomers and meso forms.Out of 16  six  are meso forms which are optically inactive due to plane of symmmetry.
Title: Re: What is the maximum number of stereoisomers that could exist for the compound be
Post by: uma on September 10, 2018, 08:05:32 AM
check attached file
Second image is of one of the meso form
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