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The compound 1- (N-ethyl-N-methyl)- prop...

The compound 1- (N-ethyl-N-methyl)- propanamine forms non-superimposable mirror images . But this compound does not show optical activity because of the :

A

of rapid flipping

B

amines are basic in nautre

C

nitrogen has a ione pair of electrons

D

of absence of asymmetric nitrogen

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The interconversion of d and l-forms are so fast that it is not possible to isolate these. Hence. (A) is the correct answer.
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