A Challenging Organic question!
The minimum number of steps required to carry out following conversion with a good yield is .
Submit as your answer.
The answer is 3.
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1 solution
----------->(nitration EAS)
------------>(1 eq NH4HS)
---------->(NaNO2,HBF4(excess) Sandermeyers reaction)
now the left HBF4 will automatically react with m-nitro benzene diazonium boronhydride to give the product
