Question
Describe the following:
Decarboxylation.
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Answer
Decarboxylation: The process of removal of a molecule of CO2 from a carboxylic acid is called decarboxylation. Sodium salts of carboxylic acids when heated with soda-lime undergoes decarboxylation to yield alkanes.
$\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COONa}+\text{NaOH}\xrightarrow{\ \text{Cao.630 k}}\text{CH}_3-\text{CH}_3+\text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3$
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