The structure of chloramphenicol given below

If number of chiral carbon atoms in this structure is X and number of $s p^{2}$ hybridised carbon atoms is Y. The sum of X + Y is equal to?

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The structure of chloramphenicol given below If number of chiral carbon atoms in this structure is X and number of s p 2 hybridised carbon atoms is Y. The sum of X + Y is equal to?

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It has two chiral C-atoms and 7 s p 2 hybridised C-atoms so X = 2, Y = 7 Hence X + Y = 2 + 7 = 9

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