ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (LL) W/WILEYPLUS NEXT
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (LL) W/WILEYPLUS NEXT
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PRACTICE PROBLEM 18.13

The antiepileptic drug valproic acid is 2-propylpentanoic acid (administered as the sodium salt). One commercial synthesis of valproic acid begins with ethyl cyanoacetate. The penultimate step of this synthesis involves a decarboxylation, and the last step involves hydrolysis of a nitrile. Outline this synthesis.

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