Propose a mechanism for the following Cope rearrangement. 350"C

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Propose a mechanism for the following Cope rearrangement.
350"C
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The Cope Rearrangement is the thermal isomerization of a 1,5-diene leading to a regioisomeric 1,5-diene. The main product is the thermodynamically more stable regioisomer. The Oxy-Cope has a hydroxyl substituent on an sp3-hybridized carbon of the starting isomer.

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