Farnesol is a molecule that makes fl owers smell good (lilacs, for instance)

Chapter 14, Problem 74

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Farnesol is a molecule that makes fl owers smell good (lilacs, for instance). Treatmentwith hot concentrated H2SO4 converts farnesol fi rst into bisabolene and fi nally into cadinene,a compound of the essential oils of junipers and cedars. Propose detailed mechanisms for theseconversions.FarnesolH3C OHCH3 CH3 CH3 CH3HHH3C CH3BisaboleneCH3Cadinene

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