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Draw curved arrows to show electron reorganization for the mechanism step below. (For a resonance-stabilized anion, draw a single resonance form with the negative charge on oxygen, not on carbon.) Make the ends of your arrows specify the origin and destination of reorganizing electrons.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Dear student, this question appears to be incomplete but in the diagram attached below, I have carefully drawn out the required organic structure.

The aim of this question is to show the mechanism of the given structure and to point out the resonance structure.

The first diagram shows the complete part (i.e. the structure of the organic compound) and its major product(answer).

The second diagram shows the mechanism by which we arrived at the major product.

From the second diagram attached below, the -oxo substituent of the methanol attacks the hydrogen atom as shown below, leading to the formation of the enolate ion (a resonance stabilized anion).

However, this is because the alpha carbon attaches to the hydrogens readily leaves as H⁺ to yield an enolate ion as a result of -C- that is doubly bonded to oxygen (an Electron withdrawing group).

Kindly check out the images attached below to see the mechanism.

Draw curved arrows to show electron reorganization for the mechanism step below. (For-example-1
Draw curved arrows to show electron reorganization for the mechanism step below. (For-example-2
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