3,4-Dimethylpent-1-ene has the formula CH2=CH—CH(CH3)—CH(CH3)2.
When pure (R)-3,4-dimethylpent-1-ene is treated with hydrogen over a platinum catalyst, the product is (S)-2,3-dimethylpentane.
a. Draw the equation for this reaction. Show the stereochemistry of the reactant and the product.
b. Has the chiral center retained its configuration during this hydrogenation, or has it been inverted?