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What happens when soda lime is treated with (i) CH_(3)COONa (ii) C_(6)H_(5)COOH ? |
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Answer» Solution :(i) Decarboxylation : When ANHYDROUS sodium salt of carboxylic ACIDS are heated with sodalime, carboxyl group is removed with the formation of HYDROCARBON containing one carbon atom less. `underset("Sodium acetate")(CH_(3)COONa)overset(NaOH//CaO)tounderset("methane")(CH_(4))+Na_(2)CO_(3)` (ii) Heating benzoic acid with sodalime GIVES benzene. `C_(6)H_(5)COOHunderset(CaO Delta "soda lime")overset(NaOH)toC_(6)H_(6)+CO_(2)` |
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