Which of the following molecule contains asymmetric carbon atom?

Question

Which of the following molecule contains asymmetric carbon atom? (A)  CH3CHCl.COOH  (B)  CH3-CH2-COOH  (C)  Cl⋅ CH2⋅ CH2COOH  (D)  Cl2CHCOOH

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Asymmetric (or chiral) carbon atom is that carbon atom, which is bonded to four different atoms or groups, e.g. α text- chloropro-piordc acid has a chiral carbon atom. H3C-- undersetCl oversetH mathop underset| overset| mathopC* --COOH

Q. Which of the following molecule contains asymmetric carbon atom?

$C H_{3} C H Cl . COO H$

$C H_{3} - C H_{2} - COO H$

$Cl \cdot C H_{2} \cdot C H_{2} COO H$

$C l_{2} C H COO H$

Asymmetric (or chiral) carbon atom is that carbon atom, which is bonded to four different atoms or groups, e.g. $α -$ chloropro-piordc acid has a chiral carbon atom. $H_{3} C - - Cl ∣ C^{*} ∣ H - - COO H$

Q. Which of the following molecule contains asymmetric carbon atom?

CH3​CHCl.COOH

CH3​−CH2​−COOH

Cl⋅CH2​⋅CH2​COOH

Cl2​CHCOOH

Asymmetric (or chiral) carbon atom is that carbon atom, which is bonded to four different atoms or groups, e.g. α- chloropro-piordc acid has a chiral carbon atom. H3​C−−Cl∣C∗∣​H​​−−COOH

$C H_{3} C H Cl . COO H$

$C H_{3} - C H_{2} - COO H$

$Cl \cdot C H_{2} \cdot C H_{2} COO H$

$C l_{2} C H COO H$

Asymmetric (or chiral) carbon atom is that carbon atom, which is bonded to four different atoms or groups, e.g. $α -$ chloropro-piordc acid has a chiral carbon atom. $H_{3} C - - Cl ∣ C^{*} ∣ H - - COO H$