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Show how you might prepare pent-1-en-3-one from pentan-3-one.
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To do this, we can use a strong base like LDA (lithium diisopropylamide) to deprotonate the alpha hydrogen (the hydrogen on the carbon next to the carbonyl group). This will generate an enolate ion. Pentan-3-one + LDA → Enolate ion Show more…
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