Testosterone, which is a steroidal hormone, has the following structure. The total number of asymmetric…

Testosterone, which is a steroidal hormone, has the following structure.

The total number of asymmetric carbon atom/s in testosterone is ____________.

 

Solution

A chiral center (Asymmetric center) of an atom is the atom in a molecule that is bonded to four different chemical species. The chemical species is an atom/molecule with a specific molecular structure. In the following molecule, chiral carbon are marked with '*'.

 

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (01 Feb Shift 2)

Practice more General Organic Chemistry questions on Aicharya