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Q 12.16     Describe the following.

        (iv)     Decarboxylation

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Decarboxylation-
The reaction in which the carboxylic acid loses carbon dioxide to hydrocarbon, in the presence of sodalime(NaOH and CaO in the ratio of 3:1). This reaction is known as decarboxylation.

 

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