Multiple choice

The molecule lacking a stereogenic center shows ---------------------- chirality.

  1. planar

  2. axial

  3. supramolecular

  4. inherent

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Axial chirality is a special case of chirality in which a molecule does not possess a stereogenic center (the most common form of chirality in organic compounds) but an axis of chirality - an axis about which a set of substituents is held in a spatial arrangement that is not superposable on its mirror image. Axial chirality is most commonly observed in atropisomeric biaryl compounds wherein the rotation about the aryl-aryl bond is restricted.

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