Answer to Question #85543 in Organic Chemistry for SB

Question #85543
Geranyl ethanoate is present in ginger and cocoa, and is used in shampoos and soaps as a
perfume. It reacts with an excess of bromine in an organic solvent to give X, a bromo-derivative.

Including geranyl ethanoate, how many cis-trans isomers are there of geranyl ethanoate, and
how many chiral centres are there in X?
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Expert's answer
2019-02-28T04:03:24-0500

1) There are two cis-trans isomers of geranyl ethanoate:



2) There are three chiral centres in X:


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