Assertion :A β keto acid is decarboxylated to a ketone on simple heating , even in absence of sodalime catalyst. Reason: A resonance stabilized carbonion is formed
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion During thermal decarboxylation of β keto acid, a carbanion intermediate is formed which is resonance stablized. Due to this, the decarboxylation occurs even in absence of sodalime catalyst. Hence, both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is the correct explaination for assertion.