Question

The structure below is a naturally occurring terpene alcohol found in many flowers and spice plants. (a)on the structure above or redraw the structure, identify the asymmetric carbon centre Either,with

an asterisk (*). Draw the two enantiomers of the molecule, assign Cahn-Ingold-Prelog sequence priority and determine their absolute configuration.(b) c)For the molecule above, draw the Newman projection for the MOST stable staggered conformation looking down the carbon-carbon bond marked 1 and 2.

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