Question
Describe the following :
Decarboxylation
Decarboxylation
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Answer
Decarboxylation : When sodium salt of carboxylic acids is heated with sodalime (mixture of $NaOH + CaO$ 3 : 1) then $CO _2$ gas is evolved and hydrocarbons are formed. This reaction is called Decarboxylation.
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