Find all of the chiral centers if any. I'm confused as to why some of the chiral center are considered chiral. I know that a chiral center is supposed to have four different substiuents. For 7.9 the first chiral center is connected to a H, a CH3, and 2 CH groups. For 7.10 both of the chiral centers are connected to a H, a CH3, and two CH groups.
Find all of the chiral centers if any. I'm confused as to why some of the chiral center are considered chiral. I know that a chiral center is supposed to have four different substiuents. For 7.9 the first chiral center is connected to a H, a CH3, and 2 CH groups. For 7.10 both of the chiral centers are connected to a H, a CH3, and two CH groups.
While considering the 4 groups attached to a C atom, we do not just consider the next C atom, rather we consider the whole group attached, whether the whole group is the same or different.
So here in #7.9 and #7.10, although the next two carbon, -CH are the same, the groups as a whole are different.
Hence they are chiral.
How the groups as a whole are different is shown and explained below:
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