Organic Chemistry · Chapter 8: Carboxylic Acids

Question

____ describes the complete loss of the carboxyl group as carbon dioxide.

Answer

Decarboxylation describes the complete loss of the carboxyl group as carbon dioxide.
Decarboxylation describes the complete loss of the carboxyl group as carbon dioxide.
Note ↓: Decarboxylation occurs readily whenever a carboxy group (COOH) is bonded to the α carbon of another carbonyl group. For example, β-keto acids also readily lose CO2 on heating to form ketones.

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