General doubt in isomerism

My doubt is is the compound above chiral or not?

Please can anyone tell in conformation?

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In my opinion it's chiral, if one side you take E isomer and the other side the Z isomer the it would be an enantiomer and hence optically active

Aniket Sanghi - 5 years, 2 months ago

Hey @neelesh vij This compound is chiral because its mirror image is non-superimposable.

Akul Agrawal - 5 years, 2 months ago

Chiral as it has only one chiral centre.

Md Zuhair - 2 years, 3 months ago

The question is - Is that a chiral Centre!

I have already given the answer though.

Aniket Sanghi - 2 years, 3 months ago

What are your observations here?

Ameya Daigavane - 5 years, 2 months ago

the points to favor is that both the two groups are same but they are cis and trans so the compound can be chiral. but i am not sure that's why i asked this.

neelesh vij - 5 years, 2 months ago

It is chiral carbon Because the left and right sides when are opposite (cis and trans ) the make the poparised light to rotate

Gauri shankar Mishra - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Gauri shankar Mishra – but the cis and trans carbons will rotate the light equally in opposite directions (as all the groups are same) so there will be no effect due to them. my main point is that whether the middle carbon will be chiral or not.

neelesh vij - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Neelesh Vij – How are you saying the cis and trans groups will rotate light in equal and opposite directions? I agree with @Gauri shankar Mishra, the compound is chiral.

Ameya Daigavane - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Ameya Daigavane – Umm. i am not sure about the statement. I thought it similar to R and S configuration. so does that mean geometrical isomers do not rotate light?

neelesh vij - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Neelesh Vij – See buddy that lack of symmetry makes a compound chiral .and also tell me the question of himanshu and ms in which u have problem

Gauri shankar Mishra - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Gauri shankar Mishra – Try out ms chauhan ch: isomerism qno: 65,113,161

himanshu pandey qno: (level 2) 22

neelesh vij - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Neelesh Vij – I too have doubt in himanshu Rest are done and can be explained by me( ms questions)

Gauri shankar Mishra - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Neelesh Vij – I Think that This Compound Is Chiral . The central chiral atom is called pseudo chiral as the groups attached to the carbon can be different due to stereoisomerism.

Prakhar Bindal - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Prakhar Bindal – Me too.......same explanation...I am with you

Aniket Sanghi - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Gauri shankar Mishra – But I dont see any chiral carbon in the structure.. Do you? ANd if thats true than the compound should be achiral...

Rishabh Jain - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Rishabh Jain – The central carbon, the one connected to the two double bonds has 4 different groups.

Ameya Daigavane - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Ameya Daigavane – No only 3 are different- methhyl,chlorine and other two are same- I guess..

Rishabh Jain - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Rishabh Jain – One is the trans compound, the other is the cis one.

Ameya Daigavane - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Ameya Daigavane – Oh Now I see... Thanks.. :)

Rishabh Jain - 5 years, 2 months ago

I guess it is not but I am not sure

Ravi Teja - 5 years, 2 months ago

This is chiral. There is a central carbon bonding with 4 different compounds.

james wong - 5 years, 2 months ago

Ciral

Alada Raghunath - 5 years, 2 months ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$