What happens when butanoic acid is heated with soda-lime at 630 K ? Is there any other acid which also gives the same product under similar conditions. Write its name and the reaction involved .

What happens when butanoic acid is heated with soda-lime at 630 K ? Is

1.	What happens when butanoic acid is heated with soda-lime at 630 K ? Is there any other acid which also gives the same product under similar conditions. Write its name and the reaction involved .
Answer» Solution :Butanoic ACID undergoes decarboxylation to give propane when heatedwith soda-lime at 630 K . `underset"Butanoic acid"(CH_3CH_2CH_2COOH)+2NaOH underset"(Decarboxylation)"OVERSET"CaO, 630 K"to underset"Propane"(CH_3CH_2CH_3)+ Na_2CO_3+ H_2O` 2-Methylpropanoic acid is the position isomer of butanoic acid. This ALSO on decarboxylation with soda-lime give propane.