Which among the following compounds has chiral carbon atom?

Which among the following compounds has chiral carbon atom?
  1. $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}(\mathrm{Cl}) \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_3$
  2. $\left(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2\right)_2 \mathrm{CHCl}$
  3. $\left(\mathrm{CH}_3\right)_2-\mathrm{CHCl}$
  4. $\left(\mathrm{CH}_3\right)_2-\mathrm{CHCl}$

Solution

$\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}(\mathrm{Cl}) \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_3$ has chiral carbon atom.

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (08 Aug Shift 2)

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