JEE PYQ: General Organic Chemistry Question 28
Question 28 - 2020 (07 Jan Shift 1)
The number of chiral carbons in chloramphenicol is _________.
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Answer: (2)
Solution
Chloramphenicol: $\text{O}_2\text{N}-\text{C}_6\text{H}_4-\overset{}{\text{CH}}(\text{OH})-\overset{}{\text{CH}}(\text{NHCOCHCl}_2)-\text{CH}_2\text{OH}$. It has 2 chiral carbons.