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write the naming reactions of decarboxylation of sodium salt of fatty acid​

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Answered by KimBunny
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Sodium butanoate ( sodium salt of butanoic acid ) on heating with sodalime yields propane by decarboxylation. CH3CH2CH2COONa + NaOH = CH3CH2CH3 + Na2CO3. Sodalime is a solid mixture of caustic soda and quicklime (NaOH + CaO).

Answered by KimBlink
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Answer. Sodium butanoate ( sodium salt of butanoic acid ) on heating with sodalime yields propane by decarboxylation. CH3CH2CH2COONa + NaOH = CH3CH2CH3 + Na2CO3. Sodalime is a solid mixture of caustic soda and quicklime (NaOH + CaO).

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