Class 12th Chemistry 2017 Set2 Delhi Board Paper Solution

Question 10

Write the reactions involved in the following:

Decarboxylation reaction

Answer

Decarboxylation refers to the reaction in which carboxylic acids lose carbon dioxide to form hydrocarbons when their sodium salts are heated with soda-lime.

Decarboxylation also takes place when aqueous solutions of alkali metal salts of carboxylic acids are electrolyzed. This electrolytic process is known as Kolbe's electrolysis.

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