Notice (from your answer to Problem 15.8) that all of the isoprene units in farnesol and retinal

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Notice (from your answer to Problem 15.8) that all of the isoprene units in farnesol and retinal are joined in a head-to-tail manner, but that they are not all arranged that way in squalene and b-carotene. Where does the head-to-tail arrangement break down in these two terpenes? (Hint: Count carbons to locate the terpene units.) What does this suggest about the way these two terpenes might be biosynthesized?
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Organic Chemistry A Short Course

ISBN: 978-1111425562

13th edition

Authors: Harold Hart, Christopher M. Hadad, Leslie E. Craine, David J. Hart

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