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OpenStudy (anonymous):

please can u tell me how to find a chiral carbon in cyclic compounds?i m very confused about this

sam (.sam.):

Chiral carbon is the carbon that bonds with four different alkyl groups, examples are |dw:1348321423910:dw| Chiral carbons are marked with asterisk *. Non-chiral carbons are the carbons that bonds with two or more same alkyl group Note that extra bonds such as double or triple bond in carbons are Not chiral. |dw:1348321760680:dw| Chiral carbons are marked with asterisk *.

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