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The total number of stereoisomers (counting each enantiomer separately) possible for the compound is
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Answer: 4
There are two stereogenic double bonds and one carbinol carbon. The carbinol carbon bears H, OH and the two arms. It is a stereocentre only when the two arms differ, i.e. when the double-bond geometries are . Cases: (E,E) has identical arms, so no stereocentre and the molecule is achiral: 1 isomer. (Z,Z): likewise 1 isomer. (E,Z): the carbinol carbon is a true stereocentre, giving two enantiomers (R and S): 2 isomers. A combinatorial enumeration with the symmetry equivalence confirms 4 distinct stereoisomers in total. Answer: 4.
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