Question

State whether each carbon atom in chloroethan is prostereogenic or prochiral or both.

Answer 1

A prochiral molecule is an achiral molecule containing at least one pair of enantiotopic ligands. ... In a prochiral molecule, an atom bearing a pair of enantiotopic ligands is called a prochiral center or prochirality center. If a prochirality center is a carbon atom, it can also be called a prochiral carbon