Under aqueous acidic conditions, furan undergoes a reversible ring opening reaction to give succinaldehyde. The incomplete mechanism of this reversible ring opening reaction is shown below. H H20 furan J K H. H HO H. succinaldehyde N M O0-I

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Under aqueous acidic conditions, furan undergoes a reversible ring opening reaction to give
succinaldehyde. The incomplete mechanism of this reversible ring opening reaction is shown below.
H
H20
furan
J
K
H.
H
HO
H.
succinaldehyde
N
M
O0-I
Transcribed Image Text:Under aqueous acidic conditions, furan undergoes a reversible ring opening reaction to give succinaldehyde. The incomplete mechanism of this reversible ring opening reaction is shown below. H H20 furan J K H. H HO H. succinaldehyde N M O0-I
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