Which of the following compounds exhibits
stereoisomerism ?
(a) 2-methylbutene-1
(b) 3-methylbutyne-1
(c) 3-methylbutanoic acid
(d) 2-methylbutanoic acid
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(d) 2-methylbutanoic acid
Explanation:
As there is chiral carbon (4 different groups are attached) in 2-Methylbutanoic acid, this molecule exhibits stereoisomerism. It exists in the form of a pair of enantiomers. Stereoisomerism is a form of isomerism in which molecules have the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms, but differ in the three-dimensional orientations of their atoms in space.
Option D is the answer.
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