Hopefully you mentioned one thing like, “aha! the enolate differs because it contains a destructive cost that may be delocalized for the oxygen by resonance, and it is consequently a Substantially weaker base, and thus an improved leaving group!”. The reaction proceeds through a cyclic, concerted transition point out and https://jaredotlcx.targetblogs.com/33706809/the-definitive-guide-to-decarboxylation