Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

Compound Z, $\text{C}_7\text{H}_{13}\text{Br}$, contains two chiral centres. A sample of Z includes all four of the possible optical isomers. When this sample of Z is reacted with hot ethanolic NaOH, a mixture of only three isomers is formed. Two of these are optical isomers of one another. What could be the formula of Z?

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