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Explain the Decarboxylation of Carboxylic acid.

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Decarboxylation of carboxylic acid: When sodium salt of carboxylic acid is heated with sodalime (a mixture of NaOH and CaO), alkanes will be formed.
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  2. Explain the HVZ reaction.

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  3. Explain the Decarboxylation of Carboxylic acid.

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  4. Which among the following reduces Tollen's reagent?

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  12. Acid chlorides can be use to prepare aldehydes . What is the above rea...

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  16. Identify the product Y in each of the following. (iii) CH3CH2MgBr+CO2o...

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  17. Identify the product Y in each of the following. (iii) CH3COOHoverset(...

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