Which of the following molecules are chiral and which are achiral?

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Which of the following molecules are chiral and which are achiral?

butane

2-butanol
2-propanol
2-bromobutane
1-bromobutane

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-08T11:05:41

#"2-butanol"#, and #"2-bromobutane"# are chiral.

Explanation:

#C2# of #"2-butanol"#, and #"2-bromobutane"# have 4 different groups attached, and the compounds are, therefore, capable of supporting optical isomerism, viz. 2 optical isomers. These materials would be extremely hard to resolve experimentally.

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Which of the following molecules are chiral and which are achiral?

`butane`

2-butanol
2-propanol
2-bromobutane
1-bromobutane

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Which of the following molecules are chiral and which are achiral?

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`butane`

2-butanol
2-propanol
2-bromobutane
1-bromobutane