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ChemistrySTEREO ISOMERISMGEOMETRICAL ISOMERISMHard2 minQB
ChemistryHardsingle choice

Name the following oximes by the syn/anti system and assign the E/Z configuration to each :

(I) structure (II) structure

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

Ans. (B). In (I) the OH is on the opposite side of the CH3 (anti to the CH3, syn to the H) : anti-acetaldehyde oxime; the higher-priority groups (CH3 on C, OH on N) are on opposite sides : E. In (II) the OH is syn to the CH3 : syn-acetaldehyde oxime; CH3 and OH are on the same side : Z.

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