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How many stereoisomers are possible for 1 2-dichlorocyclopentane?
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How many stereoisomers are possible for 1 2-dichlorocyclopentane?

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There are only three stereoisomers of 1,2-dimethylcyclopentane. As there are only two chiral carbons, so the maximum number of stereoisomers is 4, but two are the same meso-compound which means that there are only 3.
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