Original sentence: 2-phenylcyclopropan carboxylic acid ethyl ester + "alkali" → 2-phenylcyclopropancarboxylic acid.React product from the above step with with SOCl2 → trans-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid chloride
Edited sentence: ethyl 2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylate + "alkali" → 2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid.trans-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid + SOCl2 → trans-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid chloride