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ChemistryCarboxylic acid and their DerivativesHEATING EFFECTMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumnumerical
Among the following, how many acids will undergoes decarboxylation on heating ?
(i) Maleic acid (ii) Malonic acid (iii) Mellitic acid
Answer:
2.00
Solution:
Malonic acid and the beta-keto acid acetoacetic acid (v) decarboxylate on heating through six-membered transition states. The gamma-keto acid (iv) lacks the beta-keto arrangement. Maleic and phthalic acids instead favour anhydride formation; mellitic acid is not counted in this ordinary thermal-decarboxylation set. Total 2.
Subject:ChemistryTopic:Carboxylic acid and their DerivativesSubtopic:HEATING EFFECT
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: QB
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