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Classify each of the following compounds below as cis,

Chapter 5, Problem 5.35

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Classify each of the following compounds below as cis, trans, or not stereoisomeric: OH HO HO

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QUESTION:

Classify each of the following compounds below as cis, trans, or not stereoisomeric: OH HO HO

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a)  To determine if an alkene is cis or trans, we have to find two of the same substituent on opposite carbon atoms of the alkene. In this compound, there are two hydrogen atoms.

     

The hydrogen atoms are on different carbons and they are on opposite sides of the alkene so this compound is trans.

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