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how many optically active stereoisomers are possible for 2,3 butanediol?

how many optically active stereoisomers are possible for 2,3 butanediol?

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
7 years ago
In  2,3 butanediol there are two chiral centers that is to say that two stereocentres and are even.
Therefore, Number of  optically active stereoisomers => 2^(n-1)
for n=2 we get,
=> 2^1 = 2

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