is this compound meso? trans-1,4 dimethylcyclohexane

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I had a question on a quiz that asked if the compound below was meso or not. I thought that it would be meso because there is a plane of symmetry going through the two methyls, but the answer was that it is not meso. I'm pretty sure that plane of symmetry is allowed to go through atoms, so I was wondering why it wasn't meso.

*If the picture isn't showing up, it is a trans-1,4 dimethylcyclohexane

In meso compounds plane goes between atoms, otherwise you have identical substituents - no chiral center! — Mithoron, Oct 20 '21 at 14:24
A meso compound must have an associated d,l pair, like the three tartaric acids. — user55119, Oct 20 '21 at 15:48

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 20 '21 at 16:40

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I found the answer on a past post here:Does 1,4-dimethylcyclohexane have a chiral center?

seems that it is not a meso compound because it does not have a chiral center.

answered Oct 20 '21 at 16:40

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Minus one because you should have commented with the link or reported the duplicate. – Alchimista Oct 21 '21 at 07:11

is this compound meso? trans-1,4 dimethylcyclohexane

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