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Which one of the following reactions is expected to readily give a hydrocarbon product in good yields ?

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RCOOK ` underset("oxidation ")overset("Elegtrolytic")to`
`RCO O^(-) Ag^(+) overset(Br_(2))to`
`CH_(3)CH_(3) underset(HV)overset(Cl_(2))to`
`(CH_(3))_(3)C Cl overset(C_(2)H_(5)OH)to`

Solution :Electrolysis of a concentrated aqueous solution of either sodium or potassium salts of saturated non-carboxylic acids yields HIGHER alkane at anode.
`2RCO OK underset("Oxidation")overset("Electrolytic")to underset("Anode")(2RCO O^(-))+underset("Cathode")(2K^(+))`
At anode `2RO O^(-) to 2RCO O+2E^(-) to R-R+2CO_(2)`
AtCathode `underset(2K+H_(2)O to 2KOH+H_(2)uarr)(2K^(+)+2e^(-)to 2K)`


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