How many chiral centres in #ClCH_2CHClCH_3#? Organic Chemistry Stereochemistry (R and S), Isomers, and Optical Activity Diastereomers 1 Answer anor277 Mar 16, 2017 #"ClH"_2"CCHClCH"_3# has the one chiral centre. Explanation: Clearly, #"carbon 2"# has 4 different substituents, and thus this structure generates 2 optical antipodes. Answer link Related questions What are diastereomers? Why are diastereomers optically active? Do different diastereomers have different properties? How can diastereomers be separated? How many diastereomers are there of glucose? When a reactant that has an asymmetric center forms a product with a second asymmetric center,... When are stereoisomers diastereomers? When are epimers called diastereomers? Are d -erythrose and l -erythrose enantiomers or diastereomers? The term epimer is used to describe diastereomers that differ in the configuration about a... See all questions in Diastereomers Impact of this question 1979 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License