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Is the following a meso compound?
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Yes, because it cannot be superimposed with mirror image compounds.
Yes, because it cannot be superimposed with similar compounds that are not mirror images.
Yes, because it has reflectional symmetry.
No, because it has a mirror image.
No, because it has two chiral centers.
Transcribed Image Text:Is the following a meso compound? مكة Yes, because it cannot be superimposed with mirror image compounds. Yes, because it cannot be superimposed with similar compounds that are not mirror images. Yes, because it has reflectional symmetry. No, because it has a mirror image. No, because it has two chiral centers.
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