Original sentence: 2-phenylcyclopropan carboxylic acid ethyl ester is hydrolyzed by alkali to 2-phenylcyclopropancarboxylic acid and the trans-isomer is separated for further reactions.Tranylcypromine is synthesized from the ethyl ester of 2-phenylcyclopropan carboxylic acid, which is synthesized by the reaction of styrene with ethyl diazoacetate
Edited sentence: 2-phenylcyclopropan carboxylic acid ethyl ester + "alkali" → 2-phenylcyclopropancarboxylic acid.The trans-isomer is separated from the cis-isomer.styrene + ethyl diazoacetate → ethyl ester of 2-phenylcyclopropan carboxylic acid.{Not sure how this is done}