Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 323
Question: Which one of the following is the chiral molecule [BHU 1998; 2005]
Options:
A) $ CH_3Cl $
B) $ CH_2Cl_2 $
C) $ CHBr_3 $
D) $ CHClBrI $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ \overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{{|_{*}},}{\mathop{\underset{Cl}{\mathop{\underset{|,}{\mathop{I-C-Br}},}},}},}}, $ A carbon atom which is attached to four different atoms or groups is called a chiral or asymmetric carbon atom.
such a carbon atom is often marked by an asterisk.
