What type of compound is obtained when a carboxylic acid with no other functional groups is decarboxylated?
A) an aldehyde
B) an alcohol
C) an alkane
D) a ketone
C
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A) glutaric acid B) oxalic acid C) succinic acid D) None of these, they are all dicarboxylic acids.
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