>PhCOCH2CH3----Zn/HCl---> --->CH3-C6H4-NO2-----KMnO4---->>CH3CH2CH2COOH------SOCl2----->>CH2=CH-CH2-Br-----Mg------>CH2=CH-CH2-MgBr------HCHO-----> CH2=CH-CH2-CH2-OH-------H2/Pd/C------>CH3-CH2CH2CH2OH3. cyclohexanone ---PhSeCl---->2-phenylseleno-cyclohexanone-----NaIO4/heat----->>(CH2)5C=CH2-----9-BBN,then H2O2---->cHex-CH2-OH---HCrO4---->cHex-COOH----EtOH/HCl--->cHex-COOEt----EtONa,EtBr----->(CH2)5(Et)COOEt----NaOH----->(CH2)5(Et)COOHmechanisms: + H+ ---->cHex-CH(+)-CH3 ----[1,2-H shift to obtain 3'carbocation]---->(CH2)5(+)CH2CH3-----Br- ----->product2. Me3CCH2OH + H+ ---->Me3C-CH2-OH2(+) ----- [-H2O] ----->Me3C-CH2(+) ------[1,2-Me shift to obtain 3'carbocation]----->Me2C(+)-CH2Me -----[-H+] ----->Me2C=CHMe