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Bombykol is a pheromone released by the female silkworm moth to attract mates. It reacts with acetic anhydride to give an ester, which on ozonolysis gives a mixture of butanal, glyoxal and 10-acetoxy decanal. The total number of sp3 hybridized atoms in bombykol is Z. Find the value (Z-5) _____

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From the information given the structure of Bombykol is
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Bombykol is a pheromone released by the female silkworm moth to attract mates. It reacts with acetic anhydride to give an ester, which on ozonolysis gives a mixture of butanal, glyoxal and 10-acetoxy decanal. The total number of sp3 hybridized atoms in bombykol is Z. Find the value (Z-5) _____