cis-3-Hexene is treated with OsO 4 (osmium tetroxide), then water. Which one statement is true about the product?

The reaction of cis-3-Hexene with osmium tetroxide, followed by water, results in the formation of a diol with hydroxyl groups added to the same side of the double bond, leading to the meso form of 3,4-hexanediol, which is optically inactive due to its internal plane of symmetry.

cis-3-Hexene is treated with OsO 4 (osmium tetroxide), then water. Which one statement is true about the product?

The reaction of cis-3-Hexene with osmium tetroxide, followed by water, results in the formation of a diol with hydroxyl groups added to the same side of the double bond, leading to the meso form of 3,4-hexanediol, which is optically inactive due to its internal plane of symmetry.

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Cis-3-Hexene Is Treated with OsO₄ (Osmium Tetroxide), Then Water

Question 13

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cis-3-Hexene is treated with OsO₄ (osmium tetroxide) , then water. Which one statement is true about the product?

A) The product is the meso stereoisomer of 3,4-hexanediol, and it is optically inactive.
B) The product is mostly the (3S,4R) stereoisomer of 3,4-hexanediol, and it is optically active.
C) The product is mostly optically active (3S,4S) -3,4-hexanediol.
D) The product is mostly optically active (3R,4R) -3,4-hexanediol.
E) The product is a racemate consisting of equal amounts of (3S,4S) -3,4-hexanediol and (3R,4R) -3,4-hexanediol.f.
None of the these is correct because 3,4-hexanediol is not the product of this reaction.

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