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complete the following conversation benzoic acid to phenyl acetic acid by arndt eistert synthesis ​

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Arndt Eistert synthesis is a a series of reactions resulting in homologation of a carboxylic acid. The key step is a rearrangement reaction known as Wolff rearrangement.

In this synthesis, a carboxylic acid is converted to its corresponding acyl chloride and then treated with diazomethane to form a diazo intermediate which then undergoes rearrangement to form the homologated carboxylic acid.

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