Explain how you would use the alkene starting material in Problem 6.13 to determine the absolute configuration of the dextrorotatory enantiomer of the following hydrocarbon:

Indicate what reaction you would use. Outline the possible results of your experiment and how you would interpret them.

Problem 6.13

Use the known stereochemistry of the starting alkene (from this section) to assign the stereochemical configuration of the product, which was found by experiment to be levorotatory.

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Ph—CH–CH2–CH3 T CH3