Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780078021558
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 31, Problem 31.31P
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Interpretation: The stepwise mechanism for the formation of flexibilene from diphosphate and isopentenyl diphosphate is to be drawn. The unusual about the cyclization that forms
Concept introduction: Terpenes are naturally occurring compounds that are present in plants and animals. Terpenes contain one or more isoprene units. Terpenoids are derivatives of terpenes with oxygen containing
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