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On standing in dilute aqueous acid, compound A is smoothly converted to mevalonolactone
Chapter 18, Problem 18.28(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
On standing in dilute aqueous acid, compound A is smoothly converted to mevalonolactone.
Suggest a reasonable mechanism for this reaction. What other organic product is also formed?
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QUESTION:
On standing in dilute aqueous acid, compound A is smoothly converted to mevalonolactone.
Suggest a reasonable mechanism for this reaction. What other organic product is also formed?
ANSWER:
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The molecular formula of mevalonolactone is .
Mevalonic acid is a precursor in the biosynthetic process that makes terpenes and steroids, known as the mevalonate pathway.