Problem: Draw the major product formed when the following epoxide reacts with aqueous acid. Use wedge/dash bonds, including H's at each stereogenic center, to show the stereochemistry of the product.
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We’re being asked to predict the product for the given reaction.
Recall that ring opening of epoxides can occur in either acid- or base-catalyzed conditions.
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Draw the major product formed when the following epoxide reacts with aqueous acid. Use wedge/dash bonds, including H's at each stereogenic center, to show the stereochemistry of the product.
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