-Imino carboxylic acids such as the one in Fig. P20.53 decarboxylate very rapidly provided that the pH...

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β-Imino carboxylic acids such as the one in Fig. P20.53 decarboxylate very rapidly provided that the pH is neither too low nor too high.

(a) Give a curved-arrow mechanism for the decarboxylation reaction shown in Fig. P20.53.

(b) Explain why very low or very high pH values reduce the rate of this decarboxylation.

(c) The decarboxylation of acetoacetic acid is catalyzed by primary amines (amines of the form R¬NH2). Explain.H3C 2 OH acetoacetic acid

HO + PhNH || HC + HO H 3-(N-phenylimino)butanoic acid (a -imino carboxylic acid) zwitterion form Figure

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Organic Chemistry

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Authors: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise

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