The sodium salt of which acid is required for the preparation of propane by decarboxylation? Write the chemical equation for the reaction.
(N/A) To prepare propane $(CH_3CH_2CH_3)$ by decarboxylation,the sodium salt of butanoic acid $(CH_3CH_2CH_2COONa)$ is required.
The chemical equation for the reaction is:
$CH_3CH_2CH_2COONa + NaOH \xrightarrow{CaO, \Delta} CH_3CH_2CH_3 + Na_2CO_3$
The chemical equation for the reaction is:
$CH_3CH_2CH_2COONa + NaOH \xrightarrow{CaO, \Delta} CH_3CH_2CH_3 + Na_2CO_3$
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