Question

The number of chiral centres present in threonine is

Answer 1

Chiral centers:

• The atom in a molecule that is attached to four separate chemical species is said to have a chiral center.
• A chemical species is an atom or molecule with a particular structural structure, so keep that in mind.
• Searching for carbons with four different substituents is the key to discovering chiral carbons.
• Any carbons that are involved in double bonds or that have two hydrogen's attached can be instantly removed.

Determine the number of chiral centers:

• The chemical structure of Threonine is given below:

• From the figure, it is clear that there are 2 chiral centers present in threonine.