10. Addition Reactions
Addition Reaction
16PRACTICE PROBLEM
The compounds α-pinene and β-pinene are just some of the terpenes that can be produced from geranyl diphosphate. Suggest an arrow-pushing mechanism for the conversion of geranyl diphosphate to β-pinene. Assume that an enzyme active site has an abundance of the acid/base needed.
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The compounds α-pinene and β-pinene are just some of the terpenes that can be produced from geranyl diphosphate. Suggest an arrow-pushing mechanism for the conversion of geranyl diphosphate to β-pinene. Assume that an enzyme active site has an abundance of the acid/base needed.