Question

Why tri methyl acetic acid does not give alkane on kolbe electrolysis process?

Answer 1

The Kolbe electrolysis or Kolbe reaction is an organic reaction named after Hermann Kolbe.The Kolbe reaction is formally a decarboxylative dimerisation of two carboxylic acids (or carboxylate ions) The overall general reaction is:

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If a mixture of two different carboxylates are used, all combinations of them are generally seen as the organic product structures:

3 R1COO− + 3 R2COO− → R1−R1 + R1−R2 + R2−R2 + 6 CO2 + 6 e−

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