Here kitty kitty. The scheme below from a C&EN article in D…
Here kitty kitty. The scheme below from a C&EN article in December 2018 shows a potential biosynthetic pathway for one of the active components in catnip. A) Acyl Addition D) Claisen G) Diels-Alder J) Hydrolysis M) Reduction B) Acyl Substitution E) Dehydration H) Fischer K) Michael N) Robinson C) Aldol F) Dieckmann I) Hydration L) Oxidation O) Sandmeyer Choose the letter that best corresponds to what is occurring during this multi-step mechanism. NO LETTER SHOULD BE USED MORE THAN ONCE. i) What letter best describes the process that is occurring during step 1? [step1] (enter letter only) ii) The enol intermediate undergoes a two step process to generate the corresponding lactol (hemiacetal) structure. Enter the letters that correspond to step 2 and step 3. Step 2: [step2] (enter letter only) Step 3: [step3] (enter letter only) iii) What letter best describes the process that is occurring during the last arrowed step to produce the lactone? [step4] (enter letter only)
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