(a) Outline a step-by-step mechanism for the phenylation of acetoacetic ester by bromobenzene and two molar equivalents...

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(a) Outline a step-by-step mechanism for the phenylation of acetoacetic ester by bromobenzene and two molar equivalents of sodium amide. (Why are two molar equivalents of NaNH2 necessary?)
(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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