When the following molecule is treated with a catalytic amount of acid a cyclic hemi-acetal is formed. How many stereoisomers are possible for this product? O: 8 OH

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When the following molecule is treated with a catalytic amount of acid a cyclic hemi-acetal is formed. How many stereoisomers are possible for this product? Show formation process.
When the following molecule is treated with a catalytic amount of acid a cyclic hemi-acetal is formed. How many stereoisomers
are possible for this product?
O:
OH
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