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Diethyl malonate is prepared commercially by hydrolysis and esterification of ethyl cyanoa...

Diethyl malonate is prepared commercially by hydrolysis and esterification of ethyl cyanoacetate.

The preparation of ethyl cyanoacetate proceeds via ethyl chloroacetate and begins with acetic acid. Write a sequence of reactions describing this synthesis.

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