Which of the following is not chiral: DCH2CH2CH2Cl, CH3CHDCH2Cl, CH3CHClCH2D, or CH3CH2CHDCl?
1 Answer
Dec 10, 2015
Explanation:
The molecule above has no stereogenic centre. Each carbon bears 2 of the same substituent. The other 3 molecules have at least 1 carbon centre that bears 4 different substituents, which would in principle give rise to 2 optical antipodes.