Cyclopentene $K O C {(C H_{3})}_{3} - ------- \to C H C l_{3}$

How many chiral carbon(s) is/are present in the structure of the product?

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Solution

When cyclopentene reacts with potassium tertiary butoxide in dichloromethane, dichlorocarbene is added to carbon-carbon double bond to form cyclopropyl ring namely compound $b i c y c l o [3.1.0] - 1, 1 - d i c h l o r o h e x a n e$ .
There are 2 chiral carbon present in the structure of the product.

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