Decarboxylative coupling techniques

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Catalytic Arylation Methods From the Academic Lab to Industrial Processes First Edition. 

Reaction through decarboxyiation of acyi metal species 

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The earliest electrochemical synthesis is the so-called Kolbe reaction involving the oxidation of carboxylic acids in forming decarboxylated coupling products (alkanes). At present, the electrochemical synthesis has become an independent discipline. A large number of organic reactions (synthesis) have been achieved by this technique. The essential requirement for conducting an electrochemical reaction is the conductivity of the reaction medium. The most commonly... 

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