On monochlorination of 2-methylbutane, the total number of chiral compounds obtained is

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On monochlorination of 2-methylbutane, the total number of chiral compounds obtained is (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/649a746bbe826c642338db034a04140d-.png" /> Chiral compound:- A compound that contains an asymmetric center (chiral atom or chiral center) and thus can occur in two non superimposable mirror-image forms (enantiomers).

Q. On monochlorination of $2$ -methylbutane, the total number of chiral compounds obtained is

$2$

$4$

$6$

$8$

Chiral compound:- A compound that contains an asymmetric center (chiral atom or chiral center) and thus can occur in two non superimposable mirror-image forms (enantiomers).

Q. On monochlorination of 2-methylbutane, the total number of chiral compounds obtained is

2

4

6

8

Chiral compound:- A compound that contains an asymmetric center (chiral atom or chiral center) and thus can occur in two non superimposable mirror-image forms (enantiomers).

Q. On monochlorination of $2$ -methylbutane, the total number of chiral compounds obtained is

$2$

$4$

$6$

$8$