The key step in a reported laboratory synthesis of sativene, a hydrocarbon isolated from the mold Helminthosporium

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The key step in a reported laboratory synthesis of sativene, a hydrocarbon isolated from the mold Helminthosporium sativum, involves the following base treatment of a keto tosylate. What kind of reaction is occurring? How would you complete thesynthesis?

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