Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceChemistry8.2 Organic chemistry isomerism1 Mark
MCQ
Out of the following which are chiral?
A
$I, II, III$
B
$I, III, IV$
✓
$II, III$
D
$II, III, IV$
✓
Answer
Correct option: C.
$II, III$
c Chiral molecules usually contain at least one carbon atom with four nonidentical substituents. Such a carbon atom is called a chiral center (or stereogenic center). Any molecule that contains a chiral center will be chiral. An asymmetric or chiral carbon atom is a carbon atom that is attached to four different types of atoms or groups of atoms.
Need a full question paper?
Generate a complete, print-ready paper with questions like this in minutes — across 16+ boards, with answer keys.
