Question
Meso compounds are considered to be ____.
Answer
Meso compounds are considered to be achiral.
Note: Meso compounds have a plane of symmetry through their center, which divides the molecule into two halves that are mirror images of each other. Because of their symmetry, the chiral centers offset each other and the overall compound does not rotate plane-polarized light.
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