To produce our target compound, 3-octene, we decided to make two separate compounds first and then join them at the end to form the target compound. We started with a simple Grignard reaction using two ethyl chains to produce an ether. We then turned that ether into an alcohol with hydrogen, and then replaced the OH group with a Br. Using Br2 in the presence of NBS we placed a Br in a primary position for later use. To form our second part of the chain, we first did an alkylation reaction, and then turned that into an acetylide anion. We then did another alkylation reaction with the first chain made. We treated this with H2 and sodium with liquid ammonia to form our target compound.