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Chapter 23: Q71. (page 924)

Question: Devise a stepwise mechanism for the following reaction.

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01

Ring-expansion reactions

The reactions that involve an increase in the size of an existing ring are referred to as ring-expansion reactions

02

Given reaction

The given reaction involves the reaction of cyclic ketone with acid-yielding alcohol.

The five-membered ring expands to a six-membered ring.

03

 Step 3: Mechanism

The mechanism of the given reaction is given below

Mechanism

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