Interpretation:
From the given compounds, the one expected to be optically active has to be determined.
Concept introduction:
Chiral centre: A chiral centre is defined as the tetrahedral carbon atom in an organic molecule that is connected to four non-identical groups/substituents. It is sometimes known as a stereo genic centre.
Enantiomers: These are stereoisomers that are not superimposable mirror images of each other and the configurations at all stereo genic centers are exactly opposite.
Diastereomers: These are stereoisomers that are not enantiomers of one another. They have different physical properties so that they are viewed as different chemical substances.
The compounds which are having the ability to rotate the plane of polarized light are called optical active compounds and this property is known as optical activity.
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