MEDIUMMCQ SINGLENEET ChemistryInorganic ChemistryCarboxylic Acids and DerivativesChemical Properties of Carboxylic Acid

Among the following, the acid which undergoes fastest decarboxylation is (a) (b)

C.PhCOOH

D.PH CHOH COOH

Explanation

β-Keto acids undergo decarboxylation through a cyclic transition state gives ketones. The reaction is given below:

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