16. Conjugated Systems
Conjugation Chemistry
Problem 8.76b
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Textbook Question(••••) North American termite soldiers, when encountering enemy insects, contract their mandibular muscles, expelling a mixture of chemicals that essentially trap their enemies in a glue-like substance. This weapon, built into the face of the termite, is called the fontanellar gun. It releases a mixture of pinene (62%), myrcene (27%), and limonene (11%).
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pinene myrcene limonene
62% 27% 11%
(b) Suggest an acid-catalyzed mechanism by which pinene could be produced from limonene.
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limonene pinene
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