what does decarboxylation mean
In organic chemistry [edit]. The term decarboxylation literally means removal of the COOH (carboxyl group) and its replacement with a proton. The term simply relates the state of the reactant and product.ecarboxylation of aryl carboxylates can generate the equivalent of the corresponding aryl anion, which in turn can undergo cross coupling reactions. Alkylcarboxylic acids and their salts do not always undergo decarboxylation readily.