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The q,ß-unsaturated ketone A exchanges hydrogen atoms with deuterium at the two positions shown below to give product B. Provide a detailed, stepwise mechanism for the following transformation using proton transfer reactions.

Use curved arrows to show the movement of electrons.
O+D --------> D20 (solvent) D D

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The q,ß-unsaturated ketone A exchanges hydrogen atoms with deuterium at the two positions-example-1
The q,ß-unsaturated ketone A exchanges hydrogen atoms with deuterium at the two positions-example-2
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