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1. Draw 6,6-dimethyl-2-cyclohexenone

2. Draw 3-chloro-2-phenylpropanal

3. When 4-hydroxybutanal is treated with methanol in the presence of an acid catalyst, 2-methoxytetrahyrofuran is formed. Show the mechanism for this reaction.

4. Propose syntheses for the following compound using the indicated starting materials. 2- butanone from acetaldehyde

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