Camphor: spot the fabricated intermediate

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Two-step route to camphor from alpha-pinene: hydration with Wagner-Meerwein walk to borneol, then oxidation. Check whether the first step actually delivers the drawn alcohol.

Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement of alpha-pinene

Bornyl vs isobornyl cation chemistry

Industrial camphor process (Bertram synthesis)

Find the flaw

Click the step that contains the flaw, or pick “No flaw” if you think every step is correct.

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