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Q. The number of chiral carbon atoms in chloramphenicol are

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The rule of thumb is: chiral carbon centers are carbon atoms that are attached to four different substituents, that are placed at the corners of a tetrahedron. Chiral carbon atoms are also referred to as ‘stereogenic carbons’ or ‘asymmetrical carbon atoms’.
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