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Chemistry Question on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Decarboxylation of an acid can be carried out using

A

lime

B

sodamide

C

caustic soda

D

sodalime.

Answer

sodalime.

Explanation

Solution

Sodium salts of acids when heated with sodalime (NaOH {NaOH} and CaO {CaO} in the ratio? 3:1) undergo decarboxylation to yield alkanes.
RCOONa−>[NaOH and CaO][Δ]kH+Na2CO3{ RCOONa ->[ {NaOH} \, and \, {CaO}][\Delta] kH + Na2CO3 }