JEE Main20264 April 2026Evening ShiftChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryActual
The following structures are
Options
- Aenantiomers.
- Bidentical molecules.
- Cdiastereomers.
- Dmeso compounds.
Correct answer
B. identical molecules.
Step-by-step solution
The given structures have a central carbon atom bonded to four groups: - Br , - Cl , - CH ₃ , and - Me . Since - CH ₃ and - Me both represent the same alkyl group (methyl), the central carbon atom is bonded to two identical groups. For a carbon atom to be a chiral center, it must be bonded to four different groups. Because this condition is not met, the central carbon is not a stereocenter and the molecule is achiral. Both structures represent the same achiral compound (2-bromo-2-chloropropane) drawn in slightly di