JEE Advance - Chemistry (2012 - Paper 2 Offline - No. 18)

Which of the given statement(s) about N, O, P and Q with respect to M is(are) correct?

IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 2 Offline Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 17 English

M and N are non-minor image stereoisomers.
M and O are identical.
M and P are enantiomers.
None of these.

Explanation

The relation between the given compounds can be determined assigning them R and S configuration. The given structures can be represented as

IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 2 Offline Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 17 English Explanation 1

IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 2 Offline Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 17 English Explanation 2

M and N are diastereomers.

M and O are identical.

M and P are enantiomers (non-superimposable mirror images).

M and Q are diastereomers.

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