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Michael Semple

Total number of stereoisomers of cyclobutane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic acid

Question

Find all stereoisomers of:

cyclobutane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic acid

My attempt

I got four isomers, and none of them seem to be optically active as they either have a plane of symmetry or a point of symmetry:

stereoisomers of cyclobutane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic acid

However, my sir keeps insisting there are five isomers. Could anybody help me identify the fifth one?

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