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Consider all the possible structural isomers that can be drawn for the series of simplest alcohols (one alcohol as the functional group replacing one H of an alkane). What is the minimum number of carbon atoms necessary to form an alcohol that is chiral?

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it is not possible to have a chiral alcohol derived from an alkane
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A year ago
I'm reluctant to provide an answer to this one because I'm finding the wording confusing. Do you have any ideas of your own that may contribute to the answer?
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