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Addition of HCl to 1-isopropylcyclohexene yields a rearranged product in several steps. Propose a mechanism, using curved arrows to show the movement of electrons, for the step shown below.

Addition of HCl to l-isopropylcyclohexene yields a rearranged product in several steps. Propose a mechanism, using curved arr

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Overall reaction to is an example for electrophilic addition.

First step proton transfer to give tertiary carbonation intermediate which then undergoes 1,2- proton shift to give further 3° cation.

Final step is Nucleophilic attack.

3-cation

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