Question

The number of optical isomers of the compound CH3 – CHBr – CHBr – COOH is

Answer 1

Explanation:

. Number of optical isomers = 2n where n = number of chiral carbons.

2. In the structure we can see that C2 and C3 are attached to four different groups each,thus they are chiral.

3. So,number of chiral carbons = 22 = 4.