Solve both parts: a. Write equations (not mechanisms) to show how phenylacetic acid could be converted into sodium phenylacetate, using any needed reagents. b. repeat above, but this time converted into alpha-bromophenylacetic acid.

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Solve both parts:

a. Write equations (not mechanisms) to show how phenylacetic acid could be converted into sodium phenylacetate, using any needed reagents.
b. repeat above, but this time converted into alpha-bromophenylacetic acid.

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