Haloalkanes And Haloarenes Ques 27

27. An important chemical method to resolve a racemic mixture makes use of the formation of

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(a) a meso compound

(b) enantiomers

(c) diasteromers

(d) racemates

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Solution:

  1. (c) Racemic mixtures are resolved by the formation of Diastereomers.

Enantiomers have same physical and chemical properties except rotation of plane polarized light. Diasteromers have different physical and chemical properties.