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ChemistrySTEREO ISOMERISMCHIRAL CENTRE AND CHIRAL MOLECULESHard2 minQB
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Number of Carbon needed by Ether to show optical isomerism are:

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

Ans. (C) 5.

Sol. The smallest chiral ether is methyl sec-butyl ether, CH3-O-CH(CH3)CH2CH3: the carbinyl carbon is the stereocentre. Total carbons = 1 (methyl) + 4 (sec-butyl) = 5.

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