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The active nucleophile is a highly stabilized enolate. After the Michael addition, an intramolecular aldol reaction creates a six-membered ring, followed by dehydration to form a conjugated enone (Wieland-Miescher ketone). Problem 4: Retrosynthetic Analysis The Challenge: Propose a retrosynthetic disconnection for the molecule (a pheromone containing a cyclobutane ring). Key Concept: [2+2] Photochemical Cycloaddition. Quantitative problems replace qualitative guesses
A bicyclic alcohol with the structure of a norbornyl derivative (exo-2-norbornyl tosylate) undergoes solvolysis in acetic acid to give a single product—not the expected substitution product, but a rearranged ketone. Learn more The active nucleophile is a highly
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