JEE Advanced 2008Paper 1
- Exam
- JEE Advanced
- Year
- 2008
- Paper
- Paper 1
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- General Organic Chemistry
JEE Advanced 2008 · Paper 1 · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry
The correct statement(s) about the compound given below is are
The correct statement(s) about the compound given below is are

Options
- Athe compound is optically active
- Bthe compound possesses centre of symmetry
- Cthe compound possesses plane of symmetry
- Dthe compound possesses axis of symmetry
Correct answer
A. the compound is optically active
Step-by-step solution
The compound does not possess centre of symmetry and plane of symmetry but possesses the proper axis of symmetry . A axis of symmetry is an axis about which the molecule can be rotated by and thereby produce a molecule indistinguishable from the original molecule.
From this face (on ) (on left) are facing towards us and again on rotating at comes at place and again (on ) (on left) are facing. We get an indistinguishable form on rotation, so it has a proper axis of symmetry \left(C_2\right)C_n axis be the only symmetry element present in a molecule, that molecule is optically active.