What is the product of the thermal decarboxylation of dimethylpropanedioic acid?
1 Answer
Dec 27, 2015
The product is 2-methylpropanoic acid.
Explanation:
Decarboxylation is the loss of a molecule of carbon dioxide.
Carboxylic acids with a carbonyl group at the 3- (or β-) position readily undergo thermal decarboxylation.
Dimethylpropanedioic acid is a good example.
It has a carbonyl (
The product that remains is 2-methylpropanoic acid.