Question: Show how you could prepare each of the following carboxylic acids from diethyl malonate and any necessary organic or inorganic reagents: (a) 3-Methylpentanoic acid (c)

Show how you could prepare each of the following carboxylic acids from diethyl malonate and any necessary organic or inorganic reagents:
(a) 3-Methylpentanoic acid
(c) 4-Methylhexanoic acid
(b) Nonanoic acid
(d) 3-Phenylpropanoic acid

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