a) Predict the major organic compound of the following reaction and complete it's mechanism. (ANSWERED)
b) (STILL NEED HELP) Complete the curved-arrow mechanism for the scheme below by adding the missing atoms, bonds, charges, nonbonding electrons and curved arrows.

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a) Predict the major organic compound of the following reaction and complete it's mechanism. (ANSWERED)
b) (STILL NEED HELP) Complete the curved-arrow mechanism for the scheme below by adding the missing atoms, bonds, charges, nonbonding electrons and curved arrows.

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Okay, I got the product correct. 
Still working on part b)

anonymous · Answer

I managed to answer the top of b, but I'm getting the bottom part (the last box) of b wrong.

aaronq · Answer

The acid part cyclizes and decomposes (breaks off) into CO2

aaronq · Answer

it's called decarboxylation

aaronq · Answer

http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/350/Carey5th/Ch21/ch21-4-2.html