What is meant by chirality of a compound? Give one example.

1.	What is meant by chirality of a compound? Give one example.
Answer» SOLUTION :A compound is said to be chiral if it exists in TWO stereoisomeric forms which are non-superimposable MIRROR images of each other. This property of non-superimposability is called chirality and the two COMPOUNDS which are non-superimposable mirror images of each other are called enantiomers. For example, butan-2-ol is a chiral compound because it exists in two STEREOISOMERS which are non-superimposable mirror images of each other.

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