▶Explain the mechanism of Soda lime decarboxylation reaction_
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Decarboxylation of sodium salts of carboxylic acids by using soda lime to form alkanes is popularly known as Duma reaction. In this reaction sodium salts of carboxylic acid are heated with soda lime to form alkanes having one carbon atom less than the sodium salt of carboxylic acid.
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▶Soda lime decarboxylation method is used for the preparation of alkanes from salts of carboxylic acids.
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