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Which of the following biphynyl is optically active?

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SOLUTION :o-Substituted diphenyl having bulky GROUPS on both the o-positions of each benzene ring are optically active since the two benzene rings due to STERIC hindrance lie in prependicular planes and hence their mirror IMAGES are non-superimposable as shown below:

Non-superimposible mirror images (optically active).


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