Propose a complete curved-arrow mechanism for the formation of the fragrant terpene shown below from farnesyl pyrophosphate. Show all cationic intermediates as discrete steps. You do not need to account for the observed stereochemistry. Your mechanism should require no more than three carbocationic shifts. Numbering your carbons will be helpful. farnesyl pyrophosphate OPP Fragrant Terpene

Propose a complete curved-arrow mechanism for the formation of the fragrant terpene shown below from farnesyl pyrophosphate. Show all cationic intermediates as discrete steps. You do not need to account for the observed stereochemistry. Your mechanism should require no more than three carbocationic shifts. Numbering your carbons will be helpful. farnesyl pyrophosphate OPP Fragrant Terpene

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Chapter16: Aldehydes And Ketones

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Problem 16.47P: The base-promoted rearrangement of an -haloketone to a carboxylic acid, known as the Favorskii...

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