ABC26OR0067 · General Organic Chemistry

Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: General Organic Chemistry · Topic: General Organic Chemistry – General · Exam: CSIR-NET DEC 2019 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

The stereochemical relationship of $\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}}$ and $\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{b}}$ in the following is structure
(a)Enantiotopic
(b)Homotopic
(c)Diastereotopic
(d)Constitutionally heterotopic
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
As the 2 structures (A) and (B) are non-superimposable and non-mirror images of each other, $H_a$ and $H_b$ are diastereomers.

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