Enantiomers are

Q. Enantiomers are

A

non-superimposable molecules

B

molecules that have at least one chiral carbon

C

non-superimposable molecules that are mirror image of one another

D

non -superimposable constitutional isomers

Solution:

A pair of enantiomer are non-superimposable mirror images of one another.
Two compounds with the exact same connectivity, that are mirror images of each other but that are not identical to each other are called enantiomers.
The more common definition of an enantiomer is that it is not superimposable on its mirror image.

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