Review Topics Referencesl Devise the most efficient synthesis for the carboxylic acid below using a starting material and reagents from the tables. Give your route by specifying the number of the starting material followed by the letters ofthereagents you would use beginning with the frst step. The answer4fh means treat t-butanolH)with conc. HCl(f then treat the product withKoHin alcoholh). OH CH3 Starting materials OH H3C OH OH Reagents a Mg/dry ether KMnO4 HaO e Aqueous H2SO4 at reflux b 1. CO2 2. acidic workup j Na2 Crot aqueous H2SO4 f Conc, HCI or HCI (gas) c NaCN THF or DMF k 1. BH3TTHF 2. H202aq. NaOH g PBre h KOH/alcohol d NaCN did. aqueous H2So4 Previous Next