The following questions address stereochemical aspects of the alkylation of 2-methylcycloh...

The following questions address stereochemical aspects of the alkylation of 2-methylcyclohexanone, which was described in Section 20.9.

(a) Which of the products is (are) chiral?

(b) How many stereoisomers, including enantiomers and diastereomers, are possible for each of the two products?

(c) If the reactant is a racemic mixture, will either of the products be optically active? If so, which one(s)?

(d) If the reactant is a nonracemic mixture, will either of the products be optically active? If so, which one(s)?