Question

Identify the INCORRECT statement.

Options

• Optical activity is an experimentally observable property of compounds.

• Chiral molecules are non-superimposable on their mirror image.

• The term conformers refer to the optical isomers having equal and opposite optical rotation.

• Optical activity is the consequence of chirality.

Answer 1

The term conformers refer to the optical isomers having equal and opposite optical rotation.

Explanation:

Enantiomers are optical isomers that have the same and opposite optical rotation.