ABC26OR0045 · General Organic Chemistry

Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: General Organic Chemistry · Topic: General Organic Chemistry – General · Exam: CSIR-NET DEC 2016 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

Methyl groups in the following compound are structure

(a)Homotopic

(b)Diasterotopic

(c)Enantiotopic

(d)Constitutionally heterotopic

Answer

Answer (as printed): A

Explanation

Rotation along the $\mathrm{C_{2}}$ axis results in identical molecule. Thus the methyl groups are homotopic.

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