2. Offer brief explanations for the following: a. Ethyl acetate (A) can be deprotonated and alkylated with an alkyl halide. However, it is more typical that ethyl acetoacetate (B) is used following by hydrolysis and decarboxylation. A بید B

2. Offer brief explanations for the following: a. Ethyl acetate (A) can be deprotonated and alkylated with an alkyl halide. However, it is more typical that ethyl acetoacetate (B) is used following by hydrolysis and decarboxylation. A بید B

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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