Question

How many asymmetric carbon atoms are present in a molecule if it has 16 optical isomers?

विकल्प

• 3

• 5

• 2

• 4

Answer 1

4

Explanation:

If the number of chiral/asymmetric carbon atoms are 4, then the number of optical isomers = 2ⁿ = 2⁴ = 16 (n = 4)