22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS
Decarboxylation Mechanism
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Problem 22a
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Textbook QuestionAlthough metal ions increase the rate of decarboxylation of dimethyloxaloacetate, they have no effect on the rate of decarboxylation of either the monoethyl ester of dimethyloxaloacetate or acetoacetate. Explain why this is so.
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