Directions: The decarboxylation of aromatic acids is most often carried out by heating with Cu-quinoline \[ArCOOH\xrightarrow[{}]{Cu-quinoline}ArH+C{{O}_{2}}\] Cuprous salts of aromatic acids, actually undergoes decarboxylation. However, two other methods can be used with certain substrates. |
Method 1: Salt of acid, \[ArCO{{O}^{-}}\]is heated (SE1) |
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Method II: Carboxylic acid is heated with a strong acid, often sulphuric acid. |
Decarboxylation takes place by the arenium ion mechanism, with\[{{\text{H}}^{+}}\] electrophile. Evidently, the order of electrofugal ability is \[C{{O}_{2}}>{{H}^{+}}>COO{{H}^{+}}\]Rearrangements are also known to take place. For example,, when the phthalate ion is heated with catalytic amount of cadmium, the terephthalate ion is produced. In a similar process, potassium benzoate heated with cadmium salts disproportionates. The rearrangement is named as 'Henkel rearrangement'. |
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Correct Answer: B
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Disproportionation takes place.You need to login to perform this action.
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