How many chiral carbons does 2,4-dimethyl pentane have?
1 Answer
Nov 11, 2015
2,4-Dimethylpentane has no chiral carbons.
Explanation:
The structure of 2,4-dimethylpentane is
A carbon atom must have four different groups to be chiral.
Every
The
And the
So, no carbon atom in 2,4-dimethylpentane is chiral.