Q32E
Question
Karahanaenone, a terpenoid isolated from oil of hops, has been synthesized by the thermal reaction shown. Identify the kind of pericyclic reaction, and explain how karahanaenone is formed.
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Karahanaenone is formed by [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangementas shown below:
1Step 1: Process involved
This is an example of [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement.
2Step 2: Mechanism
Mechanism for the given conversation can be represented as:
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