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Starting from materials having five or fewer carbons how 3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid (mixture of E and Z isomers) can be synthesized is to be shown.
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The following steps are involved in the synthesis of 3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid (mixture of E and Z isomers) from materials having five carbons i) Nucleophilic addition of a Grignard reagent (with an unsaturated carbon chain) to the carbonyl carbon in a methyl
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Starting from materials having five or fewer carbons how 3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid (mixture of E and Z isomers) can be synthesized.
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