Question

what is role of catalyst in decarboxylation of sodium salt
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Answer 1

Carboxy-lyases or decarboxylases is the catalyst.

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.

CH₃COONa + NaOH—CaO—>RH + Na₂CO₃

Answer 2

Explanation:

$<p style ="Color:yellow; font-family: cursive; background:black;font size25px;"> Carboxylic acids loss carbon dioxide to form hydrocarbons when their sodium sulphate are heated with soda lime . This reaction is called decarboxylation.$