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 shown in the image is a bicyclic compound, which indicates that a ring-closing metathesis reaction has occurred. The starting material must have two alkene functional groups that are able to undergo metathesis. Among the given options, only III has two terminal alkene functional groups that are capable of undergoing ring-closing metathesis with a Grubbs catalyst. Therefore, option C is the correct choice.

Identify the Starting Material That Would Be Used to Form