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Curtius and Hofmann Rearrangements

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40 Assertion: the decarboxylation of 3- Nitro butanoic acid is difficult than that of 3 -methyl butanoic acid. Reason: the carbanion formed is destabilized in 3-nitro butanoic acid.

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