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Kalit Gautam
Apr 24, 2017

By Decarboxylation of Acetic Acid. The Name of this reaction is Oakwood reaction.

Explanation:

Decarboxylation converts Carboxylic Acid into Alkane having one Carbon atom less than the parent Carboxylic Acid.
Depicted Below is Soda Lime Decarboxylation :-

The reagents used in the reaction are :-

NaOHandCaO

The reaction is :-

CH3COOH→CH4+CO2

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