How many optical isomers are possible for a compound having four asymmetric carbon atoms?

How many optical isomers are possible for a compound having four asymmetric carbon atoms?
  1. 16
  2. 8
  3. 12
  4. 4

Solution

Optical isomers possible for compound with 4 asymmetric carbon are : $2^{4}=16$

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (14 Oct Shift 1)

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