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Grade 10Organic Chemistry

(R)-CH3CH(Cl)CH2CH3​ + CH3S- in solvent (CH3)2SO. optically active.

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9 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
If the orgainc compound is offering no POS or COS then it will be optically active compound.
otherwise it will not be.
(R)-CH3CH(Cl)CH2CH3​ + CH3S-  would form a product perhaps which would be the optically active compound as it woukd have the steroecentres.