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Q.What is the difference between STEREOCENTRE AND CHIRAL CENTRE? It is quite confusing!Please clarify!!!
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Stereocentre- If there is no plane of symmetry in the molecule of an organic compound, we say it is having a stereocentre.
Chiral Centre/Chiral Carbon Atom - If in a moelcule there is a carbon atom such that it is linked to four different atoms or groups, we say it is having chiral carbon atom.Example-Lactic acid
Note- A molecule may have chiral centre but not necessarily stereocentre
stereocentre is across which stereoisomers we can get, a double bond showing cis and trans isomers is also stereocentre...
every chiral centre is stereo centre but not only the stereocentre if there is double bond in the molecule showing cis and trans...
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