Carbon Atom with 4 Different Substituents (Chiral)

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Carbon Atom with 4 Different Substituents (Chiral)

A carbon atom with four different substituents is shown with its mirror reflection. They are not superimposable.

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A tetrahedral carbon atom with four different substituents is shown along with its mirror reflection. The mirror is removed and the models are compared. The model is chiral because it is nonsuperimposable with its mirror image.