What is the product of the thermal decarboxylation of dimethylpropanedioic acid (dimethylmalonic acid)?
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First off, since it is a propanedioic acid, we should be able to tell that having two methyl groups on the same carbon indicates that the only position they can be on is in between two carbonyls.
So, the structure is:
Now it should be kind of obvious what the decarboxylation leads to. Just by reading the word, decarboxylation is literally the removal of a carboxylic acid group to expunge
So, we can expect the bond between the
Thermal decarboxylation in acid follows this model mechanism, using a
Just replace the left ketone portion with a carboxyl group and insert two methyl groups onto the
CHALLENGE: Try doing this with an