Given the Compounds 1,1-Diethyl-4-Methylcyclohexane, and 4-Ethyl-1,1-Dimethylcyclohexane, Which of the Following

question 58

Multiple Choice

Given the compounds 1,1-diethyl-4-methylcyclohexane, and 4-ethyl-1,1-dimethylcyclohexane, which of the following statements is true?

• A) Only 1,1-diethyl-4-methylcyclohexane is chiral.
• B) Only 4-ethyl-1,1-dimethylcyclohexane is chiral.
• C) Both are chiral.
• D) Neither is chiral.

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