Given the Compounds 2,3-Dimethylpentane and 2,4-Dimethylpentane, Which of the Following

question 88

Multiple Choice

Given the compounds 2,3-dimethylpentane and 2,4-dimethylpentane, which of the following is true?

• A) Only 2,3-dimethylpentane is chiral.
• B) Only 2,4-dimethylpentane is chiral.
• C) Both are chiral.
• D) Neither is chiral.

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