?The African dwarf crocodile secretes a volatile substance believed to be a sex

Chapter 18, Problem 18.25

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The African dwarf crocodile secretes a volatile substance believed to be a sex pheromone. It is a mixture of two stereoisomers, one of which is shown:

(a) Give the IUPAC name for this compound, including R and S descriptors for its chirality centers.

(b) One component of the scent substance has the S configuration at both chirality centers. How is this compound related to the one shown? Are the compounds enantiomers or diastereomers?

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