Treatment of the minor product formed in the intramolecular aldol cyclization of

Chapter 23, Problem 23

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Treatment of the minor product formed in the intramolecular aldol cyclization of 2,5-heptanedione (Problems 23-51 and 23-52) with aqueous NaOH converts it into the major product. Propose a mechanism to account for this base-catalyzed isomerization.

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