Farnesol is a molecule that makes flowers smell good (lilacs, for instance). Treatment with hot concentrated H

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Farnesol is a molecule that makes flowers smell good (lilacs, for instance). Treatment with hot concentrated H2SO4 converts farnesol fi rst into bisabolene and finally into cadinene, a compound of the essential oils of junipers and cedars. Propose detailed mechanisms for these conversions. 

H3Ç H CH3 CH3 ÇH3 CH3 HO, HC Farnesol CH3 `CH3 H (CH3),CH H;C CH3 Bisabolene Cadinene

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Organic Chemistry structure and function

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