Question

A compound with 3 chiral centers will have how many stereoisomers?

Answer 1

A compound with 3 chiral centres will have eight stereoisomers.

Explanation:

The maximum number of stereoisomers that a molecule can have is `2^n`, where `n` is the number of chiral centres.

A molecule with three chiral centres will have `2^3 = 8` stereoisomers.

For example, the aldopentoses all have three chiral carbons, and there are eight stereoisomers.