decarboxylation

it will give a salt...(acid base neutralisation)

thinking 2-nitro toluene is it correct

ans is nitro methane

wat s d mechanism

ya it is not nitroethane..
it will be nitromethane.

co2 goes away .....rest gets converted to alkane

wat ll happen if cyano instead of nitro

arey its decarboxylation again!

CO2 leaves...

even if its -CN, same thing only...

remember : ANNNNY -I GROUP GIVES WAY TO STABLE DECARBOXYLATED PRODUCT ...

gud concept sky......[1]

just from the question's perspective

1.i don't understand why no2-ch2-cooNa will not be formed

2.and how without mentioning soda-lime decarbolxylation took place(although NaOH) is present

@ abhishek: there are two types of carboxylation

one is by NaOh and Cao

and other is by kolbe`s electrolysis. so if anyone says NaOH It is taken to be soda lime carboxylation.

tell me if u know any other carboxylation using NaOH.