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The compound shown is 1,2-dimethylcyclopropane drawn without stereochemistry. Treat the ring as planar and count configurational isomers only. How many stereoisomers does it have? Give an integer.

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Answer: 3

C1 and C2 are both stereocentres. The cis isomer has both methyls on the same face; it has a mirror plane through C3 and the midpoint of C1-C2, so it is a single meso compound. The trans isomer has the methyls on opposite faces, no mirror plane, and exists as a pair of enantiomers and . Total: .
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