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Propose a mechanism for the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of cyclohexanone dimethyl acetal. (Remember that this reaction is reversible, so each step in the hydrolysis is the same as the acetal synthesis, only in reverse.)

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The proposed mechanism is shown on the first uploaded image

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Propose a mechanism for the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of cyclohexanone dimethyl acetal-example-1
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