Will 2-Butanol be optically active ? why ?

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2-Butanol is chiral and thus can be obtained as either of two stereoisomers designated as (R)-(−)-2-butanol and (S)-(+)-2-butanol.

It is normally found as an equal mixture of the two stereoisomers — a racemic mixture.

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Dear Hemanth

2-Butanol is chiral and thus can be obtained as either of two stereoisomers designated as (R)-(−)-2-butanol and (S)-(+)-2-butanol.

It is normally found as an equal mixture of the two stereoisomers — a racemic mixture.

so it is optically active compound.