JEE Advanced 2006
- Exam
- JEE Advanced
- Year
- 2006
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- General Organic Chemistry
JEE Advanced 2006 · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry
What are N and M ?

N M
Options
- A6,6
- B6,4
- C4,4
- D3, 3
Correct answer
B. 6,4
Step-by-step solution
In these, (iii) and (iv) are enantiomers and (v) and (vi) are also enantiomers to each other. Thus total six isomers will be possible for . In these only four isomers will be obtained on fractional distillation without resolution because and isomers (i.e., (iii) \& (iv) and (v) \& (vi)) cannot be separated by fractional distillation. Hence and .