The number of chiral compounds produced upon monochlorination of 2-methylbutane is:

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Solution

The correct option is B 4
Chlorination at either geminal methyl group leads to a new stereocenter at C-2 and a pair of enantiomers gives 4 chiral compounds.
Which can be shown as follow:

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