### Synthesis of epi-Aristolochene**Introduction:**epi-Aristolochene is a hydrocarbon commonly found in plants such as pepper and tobacco. It is biosynthesized through a series of chemical reactions involving several steps. This section aims to illustrate one of these key steps in the synthesis process, highlighting the movement of electrons with a proposed reaction mechanism.**Chemical Reaction:**The image depicts a structural transformation involving a cyclic hydrocarbon. - **Starting Material:** - The left structure shows a cyclic hydrocarbon with an isopropyl group and a methyl group attached. There's a double bond in the ring and an additional unsaturation outside the ring.- **Product:** - The right structure represents a rearranged cyclic hydrocarbon where the configurations of certain substituents have changed positions, including the shift of a positive charge (a carbocation).**Mechanism Overview:**1. **Arrow-pushing Instructions:** - Arrow-pushing is a technique used to illustrate the movement of electrons during a chemical reaction. The curved arrows indicate the flow of electron pairs, which is crucial for illustrating how the transformation occurs between the reactant and product.2. **Detailed Explanation:** - In the first step, an arrow originates from the double bond, suggesting the formation of a carbocation intermediate. - The rearrangement leads to a new positioning of groups around the cyclic framework, reflective of the new carbocation location in the product structure.### Conclusion:Understanding the electron flow using arrow-pushing is essential in proposing a mechanism for the biosynthesis of epi-Aristolochene. This visual representation aids in grasping the reorganization occurring at the molecular level, providing insights into the intricacies of natural product synthesis.

Carbocation is positively charged trivalent species having 6 valence electrons.Carbocation is…

H3C Arrow-pushing Instructions NOC XT H CH3 CH3 epi-Aristolochene, a hydrocarbon found in both pepper and tobacco, is biosynthesized in several steps. Propose a mechanism, using curved arrows to show the movement of electrons, for the step shown below. CH3 CH3 car-chy + H

H3C Arrow-pushing Instructions NOC XT H CH3 CH3 epi-Aristolochene, a hydrocarbon found in both pepper and tobacco, is biosynthesized in several steps. Propose a mechanism, using curved arrows to show the movement of electrons, for the step shown below. CH3 CH3 car-chy + H

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