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Sodium salt of which acid will be needed for the preparation of propane ? Write chemical equation for the reaction.

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Since one carbon atom is lost as `CO_2` during decarboxylation, therefore , the acid needed must contain one carbon atom more than propane , i.e., butanoic acid or 2-methylpropanoic acid
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