Chapter 11, Problem 11A.6AST

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The chiral chlorofluorocarbons have to be identified.

Concept Introduction:

Optical isomers:  Compounds that form non-superimposable mirror images with different special arrangement of each are called optical isomers.

Chiral molecules:  Optical isomers that occur with four different groups attached to the same carbon atom are called as chiral carbon atom and the molecules are called as chiral molecules.