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

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A compound is said to be chiral if it exists in two stereosiomeric 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-superimpossible mirror images of each other are called enantiomers.
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  • The chirality of the compound

    A
    R
    B
    S
    C
    Z
    D
    E

  • The chirality of the compound is

    A
    `(R )`
    B
    `(S)`
    C
    `(Z)`
    D
    `(E)`

  • The chirality of the compound is

    A
    `R`
    B
    `S`
    C
    `Z`
    D
    `I`

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