Question

Is ethanol prochiral in nature

Answer 1

Answer: Yes,it is prochiral in nature because it contain prochiral hydrogens on ethanol

Answer 2

$\Large\it\green{YES}$

• hydrogen is considered as prochiral.because there are three hydrogen atoms on methyl (CH3).they are group of ethanol.

• prochiral lable hydrogen as H^R or H^S.

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• A prochiral is said to be a molecule and this molecule contains at least only one pair of enantiotopic ligands.

• so here we can say the if an atom bearing a pair of enantiotopic ligands is called as prochiral.