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Determine how to prepare the given organic molecule using acetylene as the starting material.
Repeating same series of steps is done when performing synthesis analysis to produce the desired product. To see this in action, the alkynide synthesis below determines how the following aldehyde is created, starting with a terminal alkene of five carbons. Is the synthesis correct?
Give the reaction sequence showing how the following product can be prepared from the starting material.
Using acetylene as the starting material, show the synthesis of 6,6-dimethyl-1-heptyn-3-ol.
Using the starting material below, propose the synthesis of the product using 3 steps.
Note: While multiple approaches may exist to achieve each synthesis, the minimum steps required are indicated above each reaction arrow.
How can the compound below be produced from an organic molecule with no more than three carbons?
Outline the synthesis of the given compound starting with an organic structure with three carbons or fewer.
Write the synthesis of the following compound from the provided starting material. Include the structures of the intermediate products.