Synthesise the given compound using the acetylene and any alkyl halide as starting material.

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Solution

Sodamide abstracts acidic proton from acetylene .
This is followed by nucleophilic substitution of 1-bromo butane to form hex-1-yne.
Again reaction with soda amide followed by ethylene oxide gives octa-3-yne-1-ol.

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