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Why 1-methyl 3-cyclohexene not optical active ? Please explain in basis of chiral carbon and plane of symmetry.

Why 1-methyl 3-cyclohexene not optical active ? Please explain in basis of chiral carbon and plane of symmetry.

Grade:12th pass

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ROSHAN MUJEEB
askIITians Faculty 833 Points
3 years ago
Dear Student
Please find the figure. The compound does not have chiral carbon . Also there is plane of symmetry which divides lower half and upper half in two equal parts. Therefore it is not chiral

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