3. Ibuprofen is used to reduce fever and relieve minor aches and pain. It acts as an inflammatory agent by blocking the

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3. Ibuprofen is used to reduce fever and relieve minor aches and pain. It acts as an inflammatory agent by blocking the synthesis of prostaglandins from arachidonic acid. In commercially, ibuprofen was synthesized through the reaction between nucleophilic enolate with an electrophilic carbonyl group. (a) Predict the structure of the product formed from the reactions (i)-(iv) with the given starting materials and reagents. (i) Br₂/PBr3 -(CH₂)3CH₂ H₂O (ii) -OEt, EtOH CH3CH₂CH₂CH₂COEt + [1] LDA H3C-C CH3 H₂ [2] CH,CH,CH,CHO [3] H₂O H₂C CCH3 COOEt H₂C C=C(CH3)2 -OEt, H₂O & CH3 OH H₂O (iv) (v) H3C C-OEt