Question: I need help solving this, I have looked at other posts and tried, but it is still marking this question as wrongs. The pictures are
I need help solving this, I have looked at other posts and tried, but it is still marking this question as wrongs. The pictures are also out of order.




A biological Claisen reaction occurs in the conversion of two acetyl CoA molecules to one acetoacetyl CoA. Analyze each step of the incomplete mechanism and add the missing curved arrows. The base is abbreviated as B : in the mechanism. Step 2: Draw curved arrows for the condensation step. Step 3: Draw curved arrows to show collapse of the tetrahedral intermediate. Step 1: Draw curved arrows to form the enolate
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