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Write the naming reactions of decarboxylation of sodium salt of fatty acid​

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Sodium butanoate ( sodium SALT of butanoic acid ) on heating with sodalime yields propane by decarboxylation. CH3CH2CH2COONa + NaOH = CH3CH2CH3 + NA2CO3. Sodalime is a SOLID mixture of CAUSTIC soda and quicklime (NaOH + CAO).



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