I need help with organic chemistry. Professor uses group method for learning instead of actually teaching the whole class how to do it the correct way. Please help.

Write the complete stepwise mechanism for the following reaction. Show all Intermediate structures and all electron flow with arrows.

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I need help with organic chemistry. Professor uses group method for learning instead of actually teaching the whole class how to do it the correct way. Please help.

Write the complete stepwise mechanism for the following reaction. Show all Intermediate structures and all electron flow with arrows.

moonlight · Answer

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aaronandyson · Answer

Are familiar with these types of equations?

aaronq · Answer

If you find your professor inadequate maybe you can take it with another professor?

As for this question, you have to know the behaviour of the functional groups present. There is an intramolecular cyclization. With this in mind, what do you think will happen first?