Out of the following, the alkene that exhibits optical isomerism is

1. 3-methyl-2-pentene
2. 4-methyl-1-pentene
3. 3-methyl-1-pentene
4. 2-methyl-2-pentene

Solution

only 3-methyl-1-pentene has a chiral carbon

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