Q. What is asymmetric carbon atom?
Ans. A carbon atom which is
bonded to four different atoms or groups is called an asymmetric carbon
atom.The term asymmetric carbon atom
is rather misleading.
It only means that
a carbon atom is bonded to four different , groups and a molecule
of the type lacks a
plane of symmetry. Such a molecule is
called asymmetric, that
is without symmetry, presently, the
term disymmetric or chiral
molecules is frequently
used for asymmetric molecules.
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