Problem: Select reagents from the table to show how you would carry out this synthesis.Enter your answer as a series of letters, i.e. jbc, in order that you wish to use the reagents. Repeat a letter if you want to use more than one equivalent of the reagent. Do not use commas or spaces.A) Br2, CH2Cl2B) NaNH2, NH3C) CH3CH2BrD) H2O, H2SO4, HgSO4E) H2, Lindlar catalystF) Li, NH3 (liquid)G) CH2I2, Zn(Cu)H) H2, Pd/CI) BH3 then H2O2J) HCl, ether

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Reaction steps:

  1. Bromination or Halogenation of alkene using A) Br2, CH2Cl2
  2. Formation of Alkyne using 2 equivalents of B) NaNH2, NH3
  3. Alkylation of alkyne using 2 equivalents of B) NaNH2, NH3 with C) CH3CH2Br (1° RX) 
  4. Partial hydrogenation using F) Li, NH3 (liquid) to form trans-alkene
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Select reagents from the table to show how you would carry out this synthesis.

Enter your answer as a series of letters, i.e. jbc, in order that you wish to use the reagents. Repeat a letter if you want to use more than one equivalent of the reagent. Do not use commas or spaces.



A) Br2, CH2Cl2

B) NaNH2, NH3

C) CH3CH2Br

D) H2O, H2SO4, HgSO4

E) H2, Lindlar catalyst

F) Li, NH3 (liquid)

G) CH2I2, Zn(Cu)

H) H2, Pd/C

I) BH3 then H2O2

J) HCl, ether

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