Write structures for the diastereomers of 2,3-diphenyl-2-butene and assign each diastereomer its (E) or (Z) designation. Hydrogenation

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Write structures for the diastereomers of 2,3-diphenyl-2-butene and assign each diastereomer its (E) or (Z) designation. Hydrogenation of one of these diastereomers using a palladium catalyst produces a racemic form; similar treatment of the other produces a meso compound. On the basis of these experiments, tell which diastereomer is (E) and which is (Z).

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1118875766

12th Edition

Authors: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder

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