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Mechanisms for Molecular Rearrangement

The following equations describe a series of molecular rearrangements. Consider each reaction in turn and try to write a mechanism for the transformation.
By clicking on an equation a plausible mechanism for it will be drawn in the space on the right. Steps in which a skeletal rearrangement occurs are designated by magenta arrows.

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