Are 1-bromobutane and 1-pentanol chiral?
Consider 1-bromobutane (with hydrogens for demonstration),
The terminal carbon has only three different connections, not the four needed to satisfy the requirement for a chirality center.
Consider 1-pentanol,
Again, the terminal carbon is stuck in the same situation!
If one of the hydrogens turned into a phenyl group, you could argue each had one chirality center and one enantiomer.
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Yes, both 1-bromobutane and 1-pentanol are chiral molecules.
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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
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