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What is the chirality of 2-Chlorobutane?(a) Chiral(b) Achiral(c) Superimposable mirror images(d) SymmetricThis question was addressed to me in an interview for job.My doubt stems from Haloalkanes & Haloarenes topic in section Haloalkanes and Haloarenes of Chemistry – Class 12

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The CORRECT answer is (a) CHIRAL

Best explanation: 2-Chlorobutane has four different groups ATTACHED to the TETRAHEDRAL carbon and is chiral as it forms non-superimposable MIRROR images.



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