Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
What do you mean by chirality centre ?...

What do you mean by chirality centre ?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The central carbon atom whose all four valencies are satisfied by different atoms or group of atom is called chirality centre.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • HALOALKANES & HALOARENES

    OSWAAL PUBLICATION|Exercise Topic-1 (Some important terms and Definitions) (Short Answer Type Questions)|9 Videos
  • HALOALKANES & HALOARENES

    OSWAAL PUBLICATION|Exercise Topic-1 (Some important terms and Definitions) (Long Answer Type Questons-I)|3 Videos
  • GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES OF ISOLATION OF ELEMENTS

    OSWAAL PUBLICATION|Exercise TOPIC 2 (LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS-II)|2 Videos
  • II PUC ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2019

    OSWAAL PUBLICATION|Exercise PART - D|10 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

What do you mean by valency?

What do you mean by manchette?

What do you mean by hydrophily?

What do you mean by free fall ?

What do you mean by buoyancy?

What do you mean by uncertainity in measurement ?

What do you mean by electrovalence?

What do you mean by activity and selectivity of catalysis?

What do you mean by crop rotation?

OSWAAL PUBLICATION-HALOALKANES & HALOARENES-Topic 2 (Properties of Haloarenes and Haloalkanes) (Long Answer Type Questions - II)
  1. What do you mean by chirality centre ?

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Do the following conversions : (i) Toluene to benzyl alcohol (ii) ...

    Text Solution

    |