S silveryhair Full Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jul 23, 2008 Messages 249 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Jul 25, 2010 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Can anyone explain why this compound is chiral? I thought it had to have 4 different substituents to be chiral? Attachments chiral.png 1.6 KB · Views: 77
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Can anyone explain why this compound is chiral? I thought it had to have 4 different substituents to be chiral?
C Charmm Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Mar 10, 2010 Messages 278 Reaction score 2 Points 4,531 Location Trauma Bay Jul 25, 2010 #2 Carbon number two is attached to 4 Different groups A methyl, an ethyl, a chloromethyl, and a hydrogen that is not shown Upvote 0 Downvote
Carbon number two is attached to 4 Different groups A methyl, an ethyl, a chloromethyl, and a hydrogen that is not shown
R RunDMD2b Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Mar 24, 2010 Messages 92 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Dental Student Jul 25, 2010 #3 yes it's chiral. Look at it like this: CH3 C CH2Cl H CH2CH3 Upvote 0 Downvote
