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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

The optically inactive compound from the following is

  1. A 2-Bromopropanal
  2. B 3-Bromopropanal
  3. C 3-Bromo 2-iodopropanal
  4. D 2-Bromo 3-iodopropanal
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(B) 3-Bromopropanal

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\(\mathrm{Br}-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{CHO}\) 3- Bromopropanal is optically- inactive as there are no chiral centres.