Show that you understand the concept of retrosynthetic analysis by working backwards two steps in the synthesis below. Identify possible combinations of A and B that could lead to the alkyl halide (C):

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To achieve the synthesis of C, we need to work backwards two steps as shown below:
Step 1: Reduce alkene to alcohol
Step 2: Convert alcohol to alkyl halide

Possible combinations of A and B that can lead to the alkene (D) are:
- A = VII and B = IV
- A = III and B = VIII

Therefore, we can select B = IV and A = VII as the best choice for this retrosynthetic analysis.

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