Question

Which isomer of c4h10o is optically active?

Answer 1

Answer:

iso butane  is  very  active

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

An isomer is a chemical species that has the same number and types of atoms as another chemical species but differs from it in terms of properties due to the way the atoms are organized. Those isomers which do not contain a plane of symmetry are considered as optically active.

Explanation:

C₄H₁₀O has seven isomers.

Four of these seven isomers are alcohol and three are ether.

The four alcohol isomers are:

• 1-butanol
• 2-butanol
• 2-methylpropan-1-ol
• 2-methylpropan-2-ol

The 3 ether isomers are:

• 1-methoxypropane
• 2-methoxypropane
• Ethoxyethane

Those compounds are optically active, contain a chiral carbon, and do not contain a plane of symmetry.

Such a chiral center is present only in 2-methoxypropane.

Hence, 2-methoxypropane is the isomer of C₄H₁₀O which is optically active.

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