Answer
The chiral carbon is the first carbon after the phenyl group, counting from the left.
Work Step by Step
It has four different groups attached, namely hydroxyl, methylene, hydrogen and a phenyl group.
Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)
by Timberlake, Karen C.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321908449
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-844-5
Chapter 13 - Section 13.2 - Chiral Molecules - Questions and Problems - Page 442: 13.14b
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