Question

Why meso compound are optically inactive??

Answer 1

Meso compound are optically inactive due to these deffering absolute configuretions on the opposing stereocentres . A meso compound is achiral so cannot have an superimposable on its mirror image, then that molecule and the mirror image are merely the same molecule.


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Answer 2

Explanation:

Meso compounds are optically inactive as one half of the molecule cancels the rotation due to the other half.