Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
De
carboxyl
ation:
A process in which a
molecule
of
carbon dioxide
(
CO
2
) is lost.
De
carboxyl
ation of 3-
oxo
butan
oic acid
(a
β-keto acid
) via a
[1,5]-H shift
leads to the
enol
of
acetone
plus
carbon dioxide
.
De
carboxyl
ation of silver
butan
oate via the
Hunsdiecker reaction
produces
1-bromo
propane
plus
carbon dioxide
.
Related terms:
Reaction mechanism
,
curved arrows
,
acetoacetic ester synthesis
,
malonic ester synthesis
,
Kolbe reaction
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