The number of stereoisomers possible for a compound of the molecular fomula:

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Solution

The given compound has one chiral carbon and a double bond and it lacks symmetry in the molecule.
The possible isomers with respect to the doube bond and chiral centre are
(i) cis, S
(ii) cis, R
(iii) trans, S
(iv) trans, R
Hence, it has four possible stereoisomers.

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