Question

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 of the reagents you would use beginning with the first step.
The answer 4fh means treat t-butanol(4) with conc. HCl(f) then treat the product with KOH in alcohol(h).

OH rting materials Br Br ve tor OH нс 3 OH Он B B gents a Mg/dry ether e Aqueous H, SO, al reflux i KMO HO b1.cO2. acidic workup I Conc. HCI Or HC (gas) Na, Craqueous H,SO c NaCN/ THF or DMF g Per k1 BH/THF 2 H. Jaq NaOH 212 O 0 G

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