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c . Phenylalanine C can be synthesised from 3 - phenylpropanoic acid A through intermediate B using the well - known Hell - Vollhard -

c. Phenylalanine C can be synthesised from 3-phenylpropanoic acid A through intermediate B using the well-known Hell-Vollhard-Zelinsky reaction shown in Figure 2.
(i) Identify the structure of the desired intermediate B.
[2 marks]
(ii) Draw the mechanism for the formation of intermediate B from 3-phenylpropanoic acid A.
[6 marks]
(iii) Draw the mechanism for the formation of phenylalanine C from intermediate B.
[4 marks]
(iv) Outline two drawbacks to this method of amino acid synthesis.
[2 marks]
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