1now see the diag does it matter whether the relative positions of the methyls which you've indicated ? hopefully I'm not wrong .
Is the central carbon on this chiral or achiral
How many chiral centers are there on the whole structure?
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11the central carbon is achiral but the molecule is chiral.
hopefully this makes it clear.
1no the moleucule cannot ahve a centre of symmetry .
it's chiral whatever you do try superimpoesing it's mirro image
1the second molecule by priyam has center of symmetry
so it sud b optically INACTIVE so the molecule's central carbon sud b
achiral.
1oh sorry guys realised my mistake .
the Q was whether the central carbon is chiral or not . answer is no . but molecule is chiral . sorry for creating confusion . sorry [2][2][2][2]
1chiral molecules are always optically active .
and a chiral centre is not a necesstiy for a chiral molecule.
1is it necessary that chiral or achiral molecule will b optically active?
1it's a spiro alkane no that's why I thought so correct me if I'm wrong.
1first molecule is achiral...drawn by priyam...so it sud b optically active...??
106there are two chiral centres in the whole structure..................( i think)
1no . the molecule is chiral remember that the carbon is like the one shown in daig . always think 3-D .
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if you go from any position there is always another identical way as shown by 1,2,3,4. Therefore central carbon is achiral. but the other carbons indicated by diag. are chiral