In organic chemistry, a molecule is broadly defined as "chiral" if it fundamentally lacks specific elements of symmetry. The rigid absence of which of the following specific symmetry elements guarante

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In organic chemistry, a molecule is broadly defined as "chiral" if it fundamentally lacks specific elements of symmetry. The rigid absence of which of the following specific symmetry elements guarantees molecular chirality?

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: A,B,C. A molecule is chiral strictly if its mirror image is non-superimposable. This occurs if and only if it lacks any Alternating Axis of Symmetry (). A Plane of Symmetry () and a Center of Symmetry () are highly common subsets of an axis. However, a molecule can possess a simple rotational axis () and still remain chiral (e.g., standard tartaric acid derivatives possessing a axis).

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