Question

17 question (1 point) in the structure below, click on each of the chiral centers.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall chiral - center definition

A chiral center is a carbon atom bonded to four different groups.

Step2: Examine the molecule

• Look at each carbon atom in the given molecule.
• For the carbon with the chlorine attached: It is bonded to a - CO - CH3 group, a propyl - like group, a chlorine atom, and a carbon chain with a bromine - containing side - chain. So it is a chiral center.
• For the carbon with the bromine - containing side - chain attached: It is bonded to a different alkyl chain, a carbon with a chlorine, a bromine - containing side - chain, and another alkyl chain. So it is a chiral center.
• For the carbon attached to the cyclobutane ring: It is bonded to the cyclobutane ring, an ethyl group, a long alkyl chain, and a carbon with a bromine - containing side - chain. So it is a chiral center.

Answer:

The carbon atoms with the chlorine, the carbon with the bromine - containing side - chain, and the carbon attached to the cyclobutane ring are the chiral centers.