Chirality Centre

A chirality center is a specific atom, usually carbon, in a molecule that is attached to four different groups. Because of this arrangement, the molecule becomes non-superimposable on its mirror image, much like how your left and right hands are mirror images but not identical. These molecules are called chiral, and the chirality center is the key to their unique 3D shape and properties. Chirality centers are important in chemistry and biology because they can influence how molecules interact, affecting things like drug effectiveness and biological activity.