Br NaH NaH H-C=C-H A B H2 + H, Br addition of H2 (1 equiv) muscalure

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Muscalure, the sex pheromone of the common housefly, can be prepared
by a reaction sequence that uses two nucleophilic substitutions. Identify
compounds A–D in the following synthesis of muscalure.

Br
NaH
NaH
H-C=C-H
A
B
H2
+ H,
Br
addition of H2
(1 equiv)
muscalure
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