Here kitty kitty.  The scheme below from a C&EN article in D…

Here kitty kitty.  The scheme below from a C&EN article in December 2018 shows a potential biosynthetic pathway for one of the active components in catnip. A) Acyl Addition D) Claisen G) Diels-Alder J) Hydrolysis M) Reduction B) Acyl Substitution E) Dehydration H) Fischer K) Michael N) Robinson C) Aldol F) Dieckmann I) Hydration L) Oxidation O) Sandmeyer   Choose the letter that best corresponds to what is occurring during this multi-step mechanism. NO LETTER SHOULD BE USED MORE THAN ONCE. i) What letter best describes the process that is occurring during step 1? [step1] (enter letter only)   ii) The enol intermediate undergoes a two step process to generate the corresponding lactol (hemiacetal) structure.  Enter the letters that correspond to step 2 and step 3. Step 2: [step2] (enter letter only) Step 3: [step3] (enter letter only)   iii) What letter best describes the process that is occurring during the last arrowed step to produce the lactone? [step4] (enter letter only)

You are instructed on behalf of Chase Holdings PLC (“CH”), w…

You are instructed on behalf of Chase Holdings PLC (“CH”), who have brought a claim in the County Court. The trial date has been set for Monday next week. Your instructing solicitors have just discovered that one of CH’s witnesses, John, is reluctant to attend trial due to pressure of work. John is required to give evidence on the first day of the trial. It is now Tuesday in the week before the trial starts and your instructing solicitors telephone you in chambers seeking your advice on what should be done. Which of the following statements is correct as to whether John can be compelled to attend the trial?