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The two structures shown (left and right) are stereoisomers of 4-bromopent-2-ene, . They are related as

  1. Aidentical (same compound)
  2. Benantiomers
  3. Cdiastereomers
  4. Dconstitutional isomers

Answer: C

The compound has two stereogenic units: the C2=C3 double bond ( or ) and the stereocentre C4 ( or ). The left structure is (,4S) and the right one is (,4R). The mirror image of (,4S) is (,4R), because reflection inverts stereocentres but does not change double-bond geometry. The right structure has the double bond, so it is neither identical to the left one nor its mirror image: the two are diastereomers.
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