Is acetic acid chiral?

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anor277 · Truong-Son N.
Jun 20, 2017

#"Nope"#

Explanation:

We have a three-carbon chain.......

#H_3C-CH_2CO_2H#

While the methylene protons are enantiotopic, i.e. they can only be exchanged by a mirror plane, the molecule can be superposed on its mirror image.

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