Question: Limonene, a fragrant hydrocarbon found in lemons and oranges, is biosynthesized from geranyl diphosphate by the following pathway. Add curved arrows to show the mechanism

Limonene, a fragrant hydrocarbon found in lemons and oranges, is biosynthesized from geranyl diphosphate by the following pathway. Add curved arrows to show the mechanism of each step. Which step involves an alkene electrophilic addition? (The ion OP2O64- is the diphosphate ion, and ?Base? is an unspecified base in the enzyme that catalyzes the reaction.)

+ OP206 OP206 Base Geranyl diphosphate H. Limonene

+ OP206 OP206 Base Geranyl diphosphate H. Limonene

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