i find nothing helpful in the answer given by expert in my previous question where i ask mechanism of CH3COONa + NaOH + CaOH = CH4 + Na2CO3
IN THE GIVEN ANSWER THE CARBOXYLIC ACID IS TAKEN WHILE THERE IS ITS SALT & also their is extreme basic condition but in given answer the condition is acidic.
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Reaction of salt of carboxylic acid with soda lime i.e. CaO+NaOH to yield alkane is called the Decarboxylation reaction. In this reaction, first the base (OH-) abstracts sodium from the salt resulting in the formation of carboxylate ion. Then carbon dioxide is liberated and the proton adds up to give an alkane. The mechanism is as follows :
Reaction of salt of carboxylic acid with soda lime i.e. CaO+NaOH to yield alkane is called the Decarboxylation reaction. In this reaction, first the base (OH-) abstracts sodium from the salt resulting in the formation of carboxylate ion. Then carbon dioxide is liberated and the proton adds up to give an alkane. The mechanism is as follows :