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Chapter 6, Problem 82P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Which stereoisomer of 3-hexene forms a meso compound when it reacts with \(Br_2\)?
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QUESTION:
Which stereoisomer of 3-hexene forms a meso compound when it reacts with \(Br_2\)?
ANSWER:Solution 82P
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Here, we are asked which stereoisomer of 3-hexene forms a meso compound when it reacts with Br2.
A meso compound or a meso isomer is a compound that has two or more asymmetric centers and a plane of symmetry and thus it is an optically inactive compound. It is superimposable on its mirror image and thus it is achiral.