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The decarboxylation of carboxylic acids and dimerization of the R group under electrolytic conditions is known as the Kolbe electrolysis.
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General References
- Kolbe, H. Ann. 1848, 64, 339. doi:10.1002/jlac.18480640346
- Kolbe, H. Ann. 1849, 69, 257. doi:10.1002/jlac.18490690302
- Vijh, A. K.; Conway, B. E. Chem. Rev. 1967, 67, 623. DOI: 10.1021/cr60250a003
- Schafer, H. J. Comp. Org. Syn. 1991, 3, 633.
- Sharkey, W. H.; Langkammerer, C. M. Org. Synth. 1961, 41, 24.
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- Kolbe Electrolysis- Wikipedia