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Which of the following alcohols is chiral?

  1. APropan-2-ol
  2. BButan-2-ol
  3. CEthanol
  4. D2-Methylpropan-1-ol

Answer: B

A chiral carbon has four different groups. In butan-2-ol, C2 carries , , and , all different. In the other three alcohols no carbon has four different groups, so they are achiral.
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