JEE Main 2026 · 4 Apr · Shift 2 · Chemistry Q65

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The following structures are

Two wedge-dash drawings of a carbon bearing Br, Cl and two methyl groups (one written CH₃, one Me): left, Br up, CH₃ hashed left, Me down, Cl wedged right; right, Br up, Cl wedged left, Me down, CH₃ hashed right.

enantiomers.

identical molecules.

diastereomers.

meso compounds.

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: B

Achiral carbon. The central carbon carries two methyl groups (written $\ce{CH3}$ and Me), Br and Cl. With two identical groups it is not a stereocentre, so the two drawings are the same molecule.

(B)

Topics:Optical isomerism and chirality

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JEE Main 2026 · 4 Apr · Shift 2, Chemistry question 65