Question 1
Is the following alkene
E,
Z, or neither?
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◦
E◦
Z◦ Neither
◦ It is one or the other, but which is impossible to determine from the information given.
Question 2
Is the following alkene
E,
Z, or neither?
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◦
E◦
Z◦ Neither
◦ It is one or the other, but which is impossible to determine from the information given.