JEE Main 2016 — General Organic Chemistry Question with Solution
JEE Main 2016 (03 Apr)
Question
The absolute configuration of
is:
is:Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
D
Step-by-step explanation
at 2 Carbon
Rotation is clockwise, but lowest priority group is on horizontal line so configuration will be
at 3 Carbon
Rotation is anticlockwise and lowest priority group is on horizontal line so, configuration will be
∴ Configuration is .
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