One or more options correct
Which of the following statements about the number of stereoisomers (including enantiomers and meso forms) is/are correct?
- A. Butane-2,3-diol, , has three stereoisomers.
- B. 1,3-Dimethylcyclohexane has three stereoisomers.
- C. 1,4-Dimethylcyclohexane has three stereoisomers.
- D. Hexa-2,4-diene, , has three stereoisomers.
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Answer: A, B, D
Option A: butane-2,3-diol has two like stereocentres in a symmetric skeleton, giving the and enantiomeric pair plus the achiral meso form, which makes three, so A is correct. Option B: 1,3-dimethylcyclohexane has two stereocentres ( and ); the cis isomer has an internal mirror plane and is meso, while the trans isomer is chiral and exists as a pair of enantiomers, giving three, so B is correct. Option C: in the 1,4-isomer both substituted carbons lie on a mirror plane, so there are only cis and trans, both achiral, giving two, so C is wrong. Option D: the symmetrical diene has , and forms, and the form is identical to , giving three, so D is correct.
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