General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259883989
Author: by Janice Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 60P
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Whether the trans-2-butene and cis-2-butene are chiral or achiral needs to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

Chiral carbons are carbons which are bonded to four different groups. Carbons which are having more than one similar groups attached to it are known as achiral centers.

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