Which compounds contain chiral centers(a) 2-Chloropentane (b) 3-Chloropentane(c)

Key concept

Chiral center

A chiral center, also known as a stereogenic center, is an atom in a molecule that is bonded to four different groups of atoms or ligands.

This causes the molecule to be non superimposable on its mirror image, meaning it cannot be superimposed on its own mirror image. This makes the molecule chiral. These four groups can be different atoms.

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Our question is which compounds contain chiral centers

(a) 2-Chloropentane                 (b) 3-Chloropentane

(c) 3-Chloro-1-pentene         (d) 1,2-Dichloropropane

A chiral center, also known as a stereogenic center, is an atom in a molecule that is bonded to four different groups of atoms or ligands.