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The number of chiral centres present in the compound given above is

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13
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12
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11
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14
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Solution

The correct option is B 12
Chiral molecules usually contain at least one carbon atom with four nonidentical substituents. Such a carbon atom is called a chiral centre (or sometimes a stereogenic centre).
The marked carbon is a chiral centre.
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