On monochlorination of 2-methylbutane, the total number of chiral compounds formed is (a) 2 (b) 4(c) 6 (d) 8
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chiral is molecule which is not superimposed in its mirror image when it pass through plane polarised light
Answer:
a) 2
Explanation:
A compound containing an asymmetric center like the chiral atom or chiral center and occuring in two nonsuperimposable mirror-image forms is known as a chiral compund. We need to locate the different hydrogens and each one will produce a different monochloro derivative.
Lets assume that there are 3° hydrogen and then there is a 2° H and then there are 3 methyl groups all of which have 1°H. However, all the 3 methyl groups are not the same, as the two of them are bonded to the 3° carbon while the other one is bonded to a 2° carbon.
Thus, 2-methylbutane an monochlorination will give 4 isomers, among which I and lll will be chiral in nature. Thus, 2 chiral compounds are formed in the above reaction