AIPMT PRELIMS2007Chemistry-Organic Chemistry
AIPMT PRELIMS 2007 Chemistry Stereochemistry MCQ Question
Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 11
If there is no rotation of plane polarised light by a compound in a specific solvent, though to be chiral, it may mean that
A
the compound is certainly meso
B
there is no compound in the solvent
C
the compound may be a racemic mixture
D
the compound is certainly a chiral.
Correct Answer
Option c
Detailed Explanation
A racemic mixture contains equal amounts of enantiomers, which cancel each other's optical activity, resulting in no rotation of plane-polarized light.
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