Identify the starting material that would be used to form the following product in a ring-closing metathesis reaction utilizing a Grubbs catalyst?

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The product in the reaction contains a double bond and a reactive alkene group. The starting material that would form this product would therefore be an unsaturated compound containing both a double bond and an alkene group. Only option C contains both of these functional groups. Options A, B, and D do not contain both a double bond and an alkene group.

Identify the Starting Material That Would Be Used to Form