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Title: Molecule with 2 chiral centres but 3 optical isomers???
Post by: Big Meat on January 21, 2021, 08:54:21 PM

Structural isomer of hexane-1,6-diol that contains two stereogenic
centres and has three optical isomers.

Can you help with this?

Title: Re: Molecule with 2 chiral centres but 3 optical isomers???
Post by: AWK on January 22, 2021, 01:47:05 AM

Symmetric isomers of hexane-1,6-diol each have two optical isomers or three stereoisomers. Try to draw them.