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(a)
Interpretation: The structure of cis-1,2-dichlorocyclopentane needs to be drawn, whether it is chiral or meso needs to be determined. The location of the mirror plane in meso compound needs to be determined.
Concept Introduction: Meso compound has the internal plane of mirror. Both are superimposable to each other.
(b)
Interpretation: The structure of trans-1,2-dichlorocyclopentane needs to be drawn, whether it is chiral or meso needs to be determined. The location of the mirror plane in meso compound needs to be determined.
Concept Introduction:If a carbon center has four different groups attached to it, it is known as chiral center.
(c)
Interpretation: The structure of cis-1,3-dichlorocyclopentane needs to be drawn, whether it is chiral or meso needs to be determined. The location of the mirror plane in meso compound needs to be determined.
Concept Introduction:The meso compound has the chiral atom in addition with the plane of mirror. They are superimposable in nature.
(d)
Interpretation: The structure of trans-1,3-dichlorocyclopentane needs to be drawn, whether it is chiral or meso needs to be determined. The location of the mirror plane in meso compound needs to be determined.
Concept Introduction: If a carbon center has four different groups attached to it, it is known as chiral center.
(e)
Interpretation: The structure of cis-1,2-dichlorocyclohexane needs to be drawn, whether it is chiral or meso needs to be determined. The location of the mirror plane in meso compound needs to be determined.
Concept Introduction:The meso compound has internal plane of mirror. Both the images are super imposable to each other.
(f)
Interpretation: The structure of trans-1,2-dichlorocyclohexane needs to be drawn, whether it is chiral or meso needs to be determined. The location of the mirror plane in meso compound needs to be determined.
Concept Introduction: If a carbon center has four different groups attached to it, it is known as chiral center.
(g)
Interpretation: The structure of cis-1,3-dichlorocyclohexane needs to be drawn, whether it is chiral or meso needs to be determined. The location of the mirror plane in meso compound needs to be determined.
Concept Introduction:The meso compound has the internal plane of symmetry with chiral centers in it.
(h)
Interpretation: The structure of trans-1,3-dichlorocyclohexane needs to be drawn, whether it is chiral or meso needs to be determined. The location of the mirror plane in meso compound needs to be determined.
Concept Introduction:When compound has four different groups attached to it and there is no plane of symmetry. Then that compound will be chiral compound.
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