In the rod cells of the eye, retinol (vitamin
A)can be oxidized and then isomerized into an aldehyde and a cis double bond at C-11 to form a molecule called 11Z-retinal. Propose a structure for 11Z-retinal. 
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A)1,3-pentadiene
B)2,4-pentadiene
C)2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene
D)2-methyl-1,3-butadiene
E)none
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