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Chiral Centres and Chirality

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The molecule of aspartame ( Nutrasweet ), depicted below, has ___________ stereogenic centers.

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2

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3

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4

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Solution

The correct option is D 2
There are two stereogenic centers in the Aspartame molecule. They are attached to four different atoms/groups and marked by asterisk in the above image.

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