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Explain decarboxylation reaction with an example.

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Carboxylic acid lose carbon dioxide to from hydrocarbons when their sodium salts are heated with sodalime (NaOH and CaO). This reaction is called as decarboxylation.
Example :
`underset("Sodium acetate")(CH_(3)COONa) underset("heat")overset(NaOH+CaO)tounderset("Methane")(CH_(3)-H)+Na_(2)CO_(3)`
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