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4. Progesterone is a hormone that helps prepare a woman's body for pregnancy and regulates menstrual cycles. In a synthesis of progesterone, an alkene with the molecular formula $C_{21}H_{32}O$ was subjected to an ozonolysis process to afford compound B, a triketone that was directly converted into progesterone. \text{Compound A} $C_{21}H_{32}O$

          4. Progesterone is a hormone that helps prepare a woman's body for pregnancy and regulates
menstrual cycles. In a synthesis of progesterone, an alkene with the molecular formula $C_{21}H_{32}O$
was subjected to an ozonolysis process to afford compound B, a triketone that was directly
converted into progesterone.
\text{Compound A}
$C_{21}H_{32}O$

4. Progesterone is a hormone that helps prepare a woman's body for pregnancy and regulates
menstrual cycles. In a synthesis of progesterone, an alkene with the molecular formula C21H32O
was subjected to an ozonolysis process to afford compound B, a triketone that was directly
converted into progesterone.
Compound A
C21H32O

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Progesterone is a hormone that helps prepare a woman's body for pregnancy and regulates menstrual cycles. In a synthesis of progesterone, an alkene with the molecular formula C21H32O was subjected to an ozonolysis process to afford compound B, a triketone that was directly converted into progesterone. Progesterone Compound B Compound A O3 C21H32O converted into progesterone. CH OH - H Compound B Progesterone 1. Compound A C21H32O 2. DMS