Meso compounds have chiral centers and they chiral.

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**Multiple Choice Question: Meso Compounds**

Meso compounds ___ have chiral centers and they ___ chiral.

- ○ do; are
- ○ do; are not
- ○ do not; are
- ○ do not; are not

**Explanation:**

Meso compounds are characterized by having multiple chiral centers; however, they are not chiral overall because they possess an internal plane of symmetry. This internal symmetry causes the optical activity of one half of the molecule to be canceled out by the other, resulting in the compound being achiral (not chiral) despite having chiral centers.
Transcribed Image Text:**Multiple Choice Question: Meso Compounds** Meso compounds ___ have chiral centers and they ___ chiral. - ○ do; are - ○ do; are not - ○ do not; are - ○ do not; are not **Explanation:** Meso compounds are characterized by having multiple chiral centers; however, they are not chiral overall because they possess an internal plane of symmetry. This internal symmetry causes the optical activity of one half of the molecule to be canceled out by the other, resulting in the compound being achiral (not chiral) despite having chiral centers.
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