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11 years ago
H2N-CH(CH3)-COOH

it is optically active and dissolves in water readily.

Explain why 2-aminopropanoic acid is optically active..
Draw it's stereoisomers.
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11 years ago
You want me to draw them?  seriously.  Face with Stuck-out Tongue
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11 years ago
it may be dextro or laevo rotatory...
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11 years ago
2-aminopropanoic acid is optically active
i.e. it can rotate the light either in the right direction or left
it has a chiral centre i.e its central carbon has four different groups attached to it
one group is COOH
second is NH2
third is CH3
and forth is h-atom
the compounds which has a chiral centre(atom) has the property to rotate light
this properity is called OPTICAL ACTIVITY
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11 years ago
the main condition for compound to be optical optical active
is achial carbon.i.e.,
if a carbon four bonds are attached to four differant atoms,then it is optically active.you ask that ,here CH is attaced to two other carbons,which are not differrent atom.but answer is that carbon  exception.
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