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Ques. 1AIPMT 2012 (Prelims)

Which of the following acids does not exhibit optical isomerism?

  1. Maleic acid
  2. -amino acids
  3. Lactic acid
  4. Tartaric acid

Answer

(1) Maleic acid

Solution

Maleic acid, HOOC-CH=CH-COOH (cis-butenedioic acid), is a planar molecule with no chiral carbon it shows geometrical, not optical, isomerism.

Lactic acid CH3- *CH(OH)-COOH, tartaric acid HOOC- *CH(OH)- *CH(OH)-COOH and -amino acids R- *CH(NH2)-COOH (except glycine) contain chiral carbon atoms and are optically active.

Answer: (1)

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Ques. 2AIPMT 2011 (Mains)

The IUPAC name of the following compound is [figure]

  1. trans-2-chloro-3-iodo-2-pentene
  2. cis-3-iodo-4-chloro-3-pentene
  3. trans-3-iodo-4-chloro-3-pentene
  4. cis-2-chloro-3-iodo-2-pentene
Ques. 3AIPMT 2010 (Mains)

Which of the following conformers for ethylene glycol is most stable?

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Ques. 4AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)

In the following the most stable conformation of n-butane is

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Ques. 5AIPMT 2009

Which of the following compounds will exhibit cis-trans (geometrical) isomerism?

  1. Butanol
  2. 2-Butyne
  3. 2-Butanol
  4. 2-Butene
Ques. 6AIPMT 2008

How many stereoisomers does this molecule have? CH3CH=CHCH2CHBrCH3

  1. 8
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 6
Ques. 7AIPMT 2007

CH3-CHCl-CH2-CH3 has a chiral centre. Which one of the following represents its R-configuration?

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Ques. 8AIPMT 2007

If there is no rotation of plane polarised light by a compound in a specific solvent, though thought to be chiral, it may mean that

  1. the compound is certainly meso
  2. there is no compound in the solvent
  3. the compound may be a racemic mixture
  4. the compound is certainly achiral.
Ques. 9AIPMT 2006

Which of the following is not chiral?

  1. 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid
  2. 2-Butanol
  3. 2,3-Dibromopentane
  4. 3-Bromopentane
Ques. 10AIPMT 2005

The chirality of the compound [figure]

  1. R
  2. S
  3. E
  4. Z
Ques. 11AIPMT 2005

Which one of the following pairs represents stereoisomerism?

  1. Structural isomerism and geometrical isomerism
  2. Optical isomerism and geometrical isomerism
  3. Chain isomerism and rotational isomerism
  4. Linkage isomerism and geometrical isomerism.

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