On Pluto,where everything is frozen,astronauts discovered two forms of butane: gauche and anti. Assuming that there are no rotations around single bonds,which statement about the two forms is correct?

  • A
    They are enantiomers
  • B
    They are diastereoisomers
  • C
    They are meso compounds
  • D
    The gauche form has two stereogenic centers,and the anti has only one

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