Question

I need the mechanism of decarboxylation of carboxylic acid in the presence of soda lime??​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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.

Answer 2

Decarboxylation using soda lime

The sodium salt of a carboxylic acid will have the formula RCOONa. In decarboxylation, the -COOH or -COONa group is removed and replaced with a hydrogen atom. Soda lime is manufactured by adding sodium hydroxide solution to solid calcium oxide