JEE Main 20264 AprilEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 4 April
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- General Organic Chemistry
JEE Main 2026 · 4 April · Evening Shift · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry
The following structures are
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: , , , and .
Since and 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 different orientations. Therefore, they are identical molecules.
Answer: identical molecules.
Since and 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 different orientations. Therefore, they are identical molecules.
Answer: identical molecules.