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MHT CET · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons

The alkane formed on heating sodium butanoate with sodalime is

  1. A Methane
  2. B Ethane
  3. C Propane
  4. D Butane
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(C) Propane

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The alkane formed on heating sodium butanoate with sodalime is propane. In this reaction , the product contains one carbon atom less than the carboxylic acid. This process of elimination of carbon dioxide from a carboxylic acid is known as decarboxylation.
CH3CH2CH2COO-Sodium butanoateNa-+NaOHΔCaO
CH3CH2CH3+Na2CO3