This question is based on the five compounds (A-E) given below. (A) CH;-CH=CH-CH3 (B) (C) CHCI=CHBR CH;-C(CI)(CH;)-CH2-CH, (D) cyclobutane (E) CH;-CH2-C(CI)(Br)-OH

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This question is based on the five compounds (A-E) given in the picture. 

1) Which of the compounds, A-E, is/are optically active? Explain, 

This question is based on the five compounds (A-E) given below.
CH,-CH-CH-CHз
(B)
(C)
(A)
СHCI-CHBr
CH;-C(CI)(CH;)-CH2-CH;
cyclobutane
(D)
(E)
CH;-CH2-C(CI)(Br)-OH
Transcribed Image Text:This question is based on the five compounds (A-E) given below. CH,-CH-CH-CHз (B) (C) (A) СHCI-CHBr CH;-C(CI)(CH;)-CH2-CH; cyclobutane (D) (E) CH;-CH2-C(CI)(Br)-OH
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