(a) Explain why phentermine [PhCH2C(CH3)2NH2] can’t be made by a reductive amination reaction.(b) Give a systematic name for phentermine, one of the components of the banned diet drug fen–phen.

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(a) Explain why phentermine [PhCH2C(CH3)2NH2] can’t be made by a reductive amination reaction.
(b) Give a systematic name for phentermine, one of the components of the banned diet drug fen–phen.

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