Sunday, September 23, 2018

organic chemistry - Stereoisomerism in 1,2-cyclobutanediol


For 1,2-cyclobutanediol, it's given in my book that it has 3 stereo isomers. Here's the passage:


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My questions:



  1. How can it have stereo-isomers?

  2. What will the meso compounds look like?




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