Out of the following, the alkene that exhibits optical isomerism is

• A

  3-methyl-2-pentene
• B

  4-methyl-1-pentene
• Correct answer
  C

  3-methyl-1-pentene
• D

  2-methyl-2-pentene

Solution

only 3-methyl-1-pentene has a chiral carbon

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.