A molecule of ethene is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1
State the angle labelled A in Figure 1.
A range of diols are shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2
Suggest why compounds A and B are the same compound but compounds C and D are isomers.
Name compounds C and D from part (b) using the E / Z naming system.
Compounds C and D are shown again in Figure 2.
Figure 2
Compound E, shown in Figure 3, is a derivative of compound C.
Figure 3
Suggest why the cis / trans naming system fails with compound E.
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