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Chemistry Forums for Students => High School Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: ccj on June 09, 2004, 06:39:20 AM
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how many chiral carcon in this molecule?
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the picture is not clear.
an methyl group, I - attached to the cycloalkane
CHCl is attached to the benzene ring
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i dont have powerpoint / paint.
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Chiral carbon should have four different substituents (including hydrogen).
Hence your compound has 3 chiral carbon atoms.
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urm. can anyone show which are chiral carbons?
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well, which one has 4 substituents?
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well, which one has 4 substituents?
Generally, the sp3 hybridised carbon atom that has 4 different substituent groups attached to it is a chiral carbon
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thank you. i already now which 3 are the chiral carbons.