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Total synthesis of Acitretin:
Reference: Andriamialisoa, Z.; Valla, A.; Cartier, D.; Labia, R. Helv. Chim. Acta 2002, 85, 2926
Keywords: Aldehyde -> Acetal(Me) --- Acetal -> Aldehyde --- CarboxEster -> CarboxAcid --- Claisen acylation, formate --- Enone enolate+Formate --- Stobbe condensation --- Wittig-methyl -> Diene --- Decarboxylation
Reagents: NaOMe --- HCO2Me --- H2SO4 --- KOtBu --- Ph3P=CH2 --- HCO2H --- Triton B --- NEt3 --- Hydroxide, sodium

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