(a) Outline a step-by-step mechanism for the phenylation of acetoacetic ester by bromobenzene and two molar equivalents...
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(b) What product would be obtained by hydrolysis and decarboxylation of the phenylated acetoacetic ester?
(c) How would you prepare 2-phenylpropanoic acid from malonic ester?
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Organic Chemistry
ISBN: 978-1118133576
11th edition
Authors: Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle, Scott Snyder
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