Someone correct my understanding if i am wrong.. but i think if somehow the base NaOH is used as a catalyst, catalyst are not used in the overall reaction. You get them back, so only a bit would be needed to start each reaction and when you get them back they can be reused to start each following reaction mechanism.
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Someone correct my understanding if i am wrong.. but i think if somehow the base NaOH is used as a catalyst, catalyst are not used in the overall reaction. You get them back, so only a bit would be needed to start each reaction and when you get them back they can be reused to start each following reaction mechanism.