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A chiral compound is one that comes in mirror image forms that can't be superimposed by simple rotation and/or translation. The best example of something in everyday life that's chiral is your hands: if you try to superimpose them, either the thumb sticks out the wrong side or the palm faces the wrong way.
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Can a chiral compound be achiral explain?
No, chiral and achiral are the opposite of each other. Achiral means a compound is superimposable on its mirror image, chiral means it isn't, so it can't be both.
How many chiral centers in sucrose?
I think glucose has 4 chiral centres four carbon atoms has four different compound/elements bonded to it.
How many chiral centers are present in 2 6 dimethyloctane?
There is only 1 chiral center in 2,6-dimethyloctane. At first glance it may appear that there are two, but in the case of the second carbon in the compound, it is bound to methyl groups, making it achiral.
Is 1-2-dibromobutane chiral?
is 1-2-dibromobutane chiral
Is the product of anthracene and maleic anhydride chiral?
Anthracene is not chiral, if you draw a mirror image of the molecule you find that it is superimposable. All chiral compounds must have an enantiomer which is an identical compound that is nonsuperimposable. And maleic anhydride is superimposable as well so therefore it isn't chiral. (If I assume you're referring to a Diels-Alder reaction then you'd probably like to know the answer to this as well.)
Is oxycodone have a cis or trans chiral compound?
Yes, it is chiral
Can a chiral compound be achiral explain?
No, chiral and achiral are the opposite of each other. Achiral means a compound is superimposable on its mirror image, chiral means it isn't, so it can't be both.
How many chiral centers in sucrose?
I think glucose has 4 chiral centres four carbon atoms has four different compound/elements bonded to it.
What is meant by chiral carbon?
A chiral carbon is one that is covalently bonded to four chemically distinct substituents. A compound with a chiral carbon in its molecules has molecular isomers differing from each other primarily in whether compounds containing such carbon atoms rotate the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light clockwise or anticlockwise. In some instances in which one molecule containing a chiral atom reacts with another such compound, the difference between such isomer also the speed of chemical reactions; in some instances, only one of the isomers will react at all.
Is glucose chiral or achiral?
Glucose is a Chiral molecule having 4 chiral carbons.
Is sif4 a chiral?
No, SiF4 does not have a chiral center.
How many chiral centers are present in 2 6 dimethyloctane?
There is only 1 chiral center in 2,6-dimethyloctane. At first glance it may appear that there are two, but in the case of the second carbon in the compound, it is bound to methyl groups, making it achiral.
Which compound without chirality gives optical activity?
touluene All Biphenyls and Allenes are optically active without a chiral center
How can you identify is the substance is optically active?
An Optically active substance is one in which the carbon is bonded to 4 different groups i.e a chiral compound
Is the caffeine molecule chiral?
Based on its structure, it does NOT have a chiral center so NO
Is 1-2-dibromobutane chiral?
is 1-2-dibromobutane chiral
Is the product of anthracene and maleic anhydride chiral?
Anthracene is not chiral, if you draw a mirror image of the molecule you find that it is superimposable. All chiral compounds must have an enantiomer which is an identical compound that is nonsuperimposable. And maleic anhydride is superimposable as well so therefore it isn't chiral. (If I assume you're referring to a Diels-Alder reaction then you'd probably like to know the answer to this as well.)
