How can the following compounds be prepared using ethyne as the starting material?
c.

Show how you would accomplish the following syntheses. You may use whatever additional reagents you need.

(f)

Show how you would accomplish the following synthetic conversions. You may use any additional reagents and solvents you need.

(d)

Show how the following compounds can be prepared, using ethyne as one of the starting materials:

2. 1-phenyl-2-butyn-1-ol

Show how you would synthesize the following compounds, starting with acetylene and any compounds containing no more than four carbon atoms.

g. pentanal, CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂CHO

h. pentan-2-one, CH₃–CO–CH₂CH₂CH₃

i. (±) 3,4-dibromohexane

Show how each of the following compounds can be synthesized from the given starting materials:

b.

Suggest a method for synthesizing the following alkynes using an alkyne and an alkyl halide. [There are two correct answers for each product.]

(c)

When doing synthesis, you will often find yourself repeating the same series of steps. To see this in action, synthesize the following aldehydes beginning with an organic molecule containing three carbons or fewer.

(d)

Show how each of the following compounds can be prepared using the given starting material, any needed inorganic reagents, and any ­organic compound that has no more than four carbons:

b.