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Complete the electron-pushing mechanism for the following ether synthesis from 3-cyclopentylpropan-1-ol in concentrated...

Complete the electron-pushing mechanism for the following ether synthesis from 3-cyclopentylpropan-1-ol in concentrated sulfuric acid at 140 °C by adding any missing atoms, bonds, charges, nonbonding electron pairs, and curved arrows.Complete the electron-pushing mechanism for the fo

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The lone pair of electrons on the alcohol abstracts the proton from the acid and porduces a good leaving group With the loss

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