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ChemistrySTEREO ISOMERISMCHIRAL CENTRE AND CHIRAL MOLECULESMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumsingle choice
Number of Carbon needed by Ester to show optical isomerism are:
Options:
Answer:
B
Solution:
Ans. (B) 5.
Sol. The smallest chiral ester is the formate of a chiral alcohol: HCOO-CH(CH3)(C2H5) (sec-butyl formate). The carbinyl carbon is the stereocentre; total carbons = 1 (formate) + 4 (sec-butyl) = 5.
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:STEREO ISOMERISMSubtopic:CHIRAL CENTRE AND CHIRAL MOLECULES
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