CoachA decarboxylation removes a carboxyl group as . In the malonic ester synthesis, diethyl propanedioate is deprotonated, alkylated, hydrolysed to the substituted propanedioic acid and decarboxylated by heating, giving a carboxylic acid .
Chemistry · Glossary
What is Decarboxylation?
Also known as: malonic ester synthesis