Given the Compounds 2-Methyl-1-Pentene and 2-Methyl-2-Pentene, Which of the Following

question 51

Multiple Choice

Given the compounds 2-methyl-1-pentene and 2-methyl-2-pentene, which of the following statements is true?

• A) Only 2-methyl-1-pentene is chiral.
• B) Only 2-methyl-2-pentene is chiral.
• C) Both are chiral.
• D) Neither is chiral.

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