How many chiral centres in $ClCH_2CHClCH_3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-16T19:17:32

$"ClH"_2"CCHClCH"_3$ has the one chiral centre.

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Clearly, $"carbon 2"$ has 4 different substituents, and thus this structure generates 2 optical antipodes.

How many chiral centres in ClCH_2CHClCH_3ClCH_2CHClCH_3?