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Question: Devise a stepwise mechanism for the following reaction.
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1Step 1: Ring-expansion reactions
The reactions that involve an increase in the size of an existing ring are referred to as ring-expansion reactions
2Step 2: Given reaction
The given reaction involves the reaction of cyclic ketone with acid-yielding alcohol.
The five-membered ring expands to a six-membered ring.
3Step 3: Mechanism
The mechanism of the given reaction is given below
Mechanism
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