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Design a synthetic route to prepare (Z)-4-octene from 1-octyne using any suitable reagents and reaction conditions, while achieving a high yield and selectivity for the desired (Z)-isomer.

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To prepare  Z -4-octene from 1-octyne, we can use the following synthetic route:1. Lindlar's Catalyst Hydrogenation:First, we need to convert the terminal alkyne  1-octyne  into a cis-alkene   Z -4-octene . This can be achieved using Lindlar's catalyst, which is a heterogeneous catalyst composed of palladium on calcium carbonate, and poisoned with lead II  acetate and quinoline. The reaction conditions are as follows:1-octyne + H2   Z -4-octeneCatalyst: Lindlar's catalyst  Pd/CaCO3, Pb OAc 2, quinoline Solvent: Ethanol or other suitable solventTemperature: Room temperatureLindlar's catalyst selectively hydrogenates alkynes to cis-alkenes  Z-isomers  without further hydrogenation to alkanes. This reaction is stereoselective and provides a high yield and selectivity for the desired  Z -4-octene.The overall synthetic route is straightforward and involves only one step, which is the partial hydrogenation of 1-octyne using Lindlar's catalyst. This method is efficient and selective for the desired  Z -isomer, providing a high yield of  Z -4-octene.

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