Question: Which alkene, cis-2-butene or trans-2-butene, would you choose in order to prepare meso-2, 3-butanediol by Epoxidation followed by acidcatalyzed hydrolysis? Which alkene would yield meso-2,

Which alkene, cis-2-butene or trans-2-butene, would you choose in order to prepare meso-2, 3-butanediol by Epoxidation followed by acidcatalyzed hydrolysis? Which alkene would yield meso-2, 3,-butanediol by osmium tetraoxide hydroxylation?

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