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Explain decarboxylation reaction with an example.

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The process of removal of `CO_(2)` from sodium salt of carboxylic acid using dry soda lime `[NaOH + CaO]` is called decarboxylation.
Decarboxylation of carboxylic acid gives hydrocarbons.
`underset("Sodium carboxylate")(R-COONa)overset((NaOH+CaO))underset("Heat")rarr underset("Hydrocarbon")(R-H)+Na_(2)CO_(3)`
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