Answer:
Any element in group 18 has eight valence electrons (except for helium, which has a total of just two electrons
Silicon, it's bring brother would be the prime candidate, although its compounds are notably different from those of carbon.
Explanation:
Using ethyl 3-methylbutanoate as your only source of carbon and using any other reagents necessary, propose a stepwise synthesis for the following conversion.
I need help drawing the product formed in step three.
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