JEE Main Chemistry question

Electrolysis of a concentrated solution of sodium fumarate gives

(A)Fumaric acid
(B)Ethylene
(C)Ethane
(D)AcetyleneCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Fumarate, OOC–CH=CH–COO, already has a C=C bond directly between its two carboxylate-bearing carbons. Kolbe-type anodic decarboxylation removes CO from both ends, generating radical centres on these same

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