Chemistry - Carboxylic acid and their Derivatives Question with Solution | TestHub

${\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{COCH}}_2\mathrm{COOH}$ is a $\beta$-keto acid. Thus decarboxylation is maximum in a carboxylic acid containing an electron withdrawing group such as $>\mathrm{CO}$ or $-\mathrm{COOH}$ at the $\beta$-carbon atom with respect to the $-\mathrm{COOH}$ group.