Question

what is the product of kolbe's electrolysis of Disodium Succinate ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ethene is the product of the kolbe's electrolysis of Disodium Succinate.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The Kolbe reaction is formally a decarboxylative dimerisation of two carboxylic acids (or carboxylate ions). In case of potassium succinate, both the CO

2

yields from same molecules, decarboxylation gives a radical intermediate, the two such intermediates combine to form a double bond and produce CH

2

=CH

2

.