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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
The following structures are

Options

  1. Aenantiomers.
  2. Bidentical molecules.
  3. Cdiastereomers.
  4. Dmeso compounds.

Correct answer

B. identical molecules.

Step-by-step solution

The given structures have a central carbon atom bonded to four groups: −Br-\text{Br}, −Cl-\text{Cl}, −CH3-\text{CH}_3, and −Me-\text{Me}.

Since −CH3-\text{CH}_3 and −Me-\text{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 different orientations. Therefore, they are identical molecules.

Answer: identical molecules.
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