Choose the right reagent or series of reagents from the ones listed below to prepare 2-pentanone from acetylene.  NaNH2NaNH2 followed by CH3CH2CH2BrCH3CH2CH2Br, then disiamylborane followed by H2O2H2O2, HO−HO− H2H2, Lindlar followed by H2OH2O, H+H+ NaNH2NaNH2 and CH3CH2CHOCH3CH2CHO NaNH2NaNH2 followed by H2OH2O, H+H+ NaNH2NaNH2 followed by CH3CH2CH2BrCH3CH2CH2Br, then H2OH2O, H2SO4H2SO4, HgSO4 Choose one.

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Choose the right reagent or series of reagents from the ones listed below to prepare 2-pentanone from acetylene. 

NaNH2NaNH2 followed by CH3CH2CH2BrCH3CH2CH2Br, then disiamylborane followed by H2O2H2O2, HO−HO−
H2H2, Lindlar followed by H2OH2O, H+H+
NaNH2NaNH2 and CH3CH2CHOCH3CH2CHO
NaNH2NaNH2 followed by H2OH2O, H+H+
NaNH2NaNH2 followed by CH3CH2CH2BrCH3CH2CH2Br, then H2OH2O, H2SO4H2SO4, HgSO4

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