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The compound shown is 2,3-dibromopentane drawn without stereochemistry. How many stereoisomers does it have? Give an integer.

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Answer: 4

C2 carries , , and C3; C3 carries , , and C2. Both are stereocentres. Unlike 2,3-dibromobutane, the two ends are different (methyl versus ethyl), so no meso form is possible. The total is stereoisomers, forming two pairs of enantiomers.
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