Q. The compound, N-ethyl-N-methylpropanamine forms non- superimposable mirror image but does not show optical activity. This is due to
A) Absence of a chiral N-atom
B) Presence of a chiral N- atom
C) Presence of lone pair on N-atom
D) Rapid flipping of one from into another
Explanation
The correct answer is Option B: Presence of a chiral N- atom.
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.