Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbons — practice question

Geranyl ethanoate occurs in ginger and cocoa, and is used as a perfume in shampoos and soaps. When it reacts with an excess of bromine in an organic solvent, $X$, a bromo-derivative, is formed. Including geranyl ethanoate, how many cis-trans isomers does geranyl ethanoate have, and how many chiral centres does $X$ contain?

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