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Out of the following, the alkene that exhibits optical isomerism is:

  1. A
    3–methyl–2–pentene
  2. B
    4–methyl–1–pentene
  3. C
    3–methyl–1–pentene
  4. D
    2–methyl–2–pentene

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Optical isomerism in alkenes (without other chiral centers) requires a chiral carbon atom.3-methyl-1-pentene: . The 3rd carbon is attached to 4 different groups: , and . Thus it is chiral.Other options do not have a chiral center.

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Out of the following, the alkene that exhibits optical isomerism is:
A
3–methyl–2–pentene
B
4–methyl–1–pentene
C
3–methyl–1–pentene
D
2–methyl–2–pentene

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