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Question
Write chemical reactions to convert –COOH group of acetic acid into the following.
CH4
Solution
\[\ce{\underset{\text{Acetic acid}}{CH3 - COOH} ->[NaOH] \underset{\text{Sodium acetate}}{CH3 - COO- Na+} + NaOH ->[CaO][\Delta] \underset{\text{Methane}}{CH4} + Na2CO3}\]
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