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14. Synthetic Techniques
14. Synthetic Techniques / Retrosynthesis / Problem 1

We often repeat the same steps when performing synthetic analysis to produce the desired product. To see this in action, use the alkynide synthesis to determine how the following aldehyde is produced, starting with an organic molecule with three or fewer carbons.

Chemical structure of an aldehyde derived from a three-carbon organic molecule.

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