D d wannabe Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Feb 27, 2008 Messages 190 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Dental Student Jul 2, 2008 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Hi, I read in the wiki that cis isomer of cyclooctene is meso compound. Can someone explain why? It doesn't have any stereocenters. right?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Hi, I read in the wiki that cis isomer of cyclooctene is meso compound. Can someone explain why? It doesn't have any stereocenters. right?
W wifi08 Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined May 14, 2008 Messages 86 Reaction score 3 Points 4,551 Pre-Health (Field Undecided) Jul 2, 2008 #2 it must be a mistake. they probably meant to say that its not optically active . Upvote 0 Downvote