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  4. Assertion (A) The following molecule is non-superimposable on its mirror image, hence it is chiral. <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=image src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/1b922adfce00840fd0f25102a0e966e8-.png /> Reason (R) All chiral molecules have chiral centers.

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Q. Assertion (A) The following molecule is non-superimposable on its mirror image, hence it is chiral.
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Reason (R) All chiral molecules have chiral centers.

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Solution:

Molecules having perpendicular disymmetric plane are supposed to have chirality without having chiral center. e.g.
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