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ChemistrySTEREO ISOMERISMGEOMETRICAL ISOMERISMEasy2 minQB
ChemistryEasysingle choice

Assign E or Z configuration to each of the following compounds :

(a) structure (b) structure

(c) structure (d) structure

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

(a) Higher-priority groups : CH2Cl and CH2Br are on opposite sides : E.

(b) Higher-priority groups : CH3 and F are on the same side : Z.

(c) Higher-priority groups : COOH and C6H5 are on opposite sides : E (trans-cinnamic acid).

(d) Higher-priority groups : CH2F on both carbons are on the same side : Z.

Ans. (a) E (b) Z (c) E (d) Z

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