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The compound shown is 3-methylpent-1-ene drawn without stereochemistry. Which of the following statements about it are correct?

  1. AC3 is a stereocentre
  2. BThe compound is chiral
  3. CThe bond gives rise to cis/trans isomerism
  4. DThe compound has exactly two stereoisomers

Answer: A, B, D

C3 carries , , and the vinyl group ; these are four different groups, so C3 is a stereocentre and the molecule is chiral. The double bond is terminal () and carries two identical atoms on C1, so there is no geometrical isomerism. One stereocentre and no element gives stereoisomers, a pair of enantiomers.
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