Why Decarboxlylation

Why Do Only Dicarboxylic, beta keto and simple carboxylic acids decarboxylate?

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1357
Manish Shankar ·

hmm

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yes no ·

wow!! :P

1 possible answer..no mechanism is feasible for any other compound :) :D

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Debotosh.. ·

to attain stabilty by removing the CO2 molecule.

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