Question

Does the absence of chiral carbon atom always make optical inactive

Answer 1

For the carbon atom to be optically active, it must follow the following points:-

a) the atom must be chiral

b) absence of plane of symmetry

c) must form superimposable mirror image.

If the carbon atom follows the all these properties, then only it is said to be optically active.

Hence the absence of chiral atom always make the carbon atom optically inactive.