World of Chemistry, 3rd edition
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Beginning with phenylacetylene, outline a method to synthesize the following secondary alcohol, necessitating a sequence of synthetic stages. You are permitted to employ any reactants from any part of your organic chemistry coursework; however, if any reactant contributes additional carbon atoms, it must initially be in the form of an alcohol (for instance, if you intend to use propyl bromide, you must first derive it from propanol before proceeding).

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