A) 3-pentanol
B) 1-pentanol
C) 3-methyl-l-butanol
D) 3-methyl-2-butanol
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
In chiral compound, a carbon atom is attached by four different groups. 3-methyl-2-butanol is a chiral compound because it consists an asymmetric carbon atom or chiral centre. \[C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix} C{{H}_{3}} \\ | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{CH}}\,-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} | \\ OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\overset{\begin{smallmatrix} H \\ | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{{{C}^{*}}}}}\,-C{{H}_{3}}\]
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