(8 pts) Which of the following compounds will decarboxylate (lose carbon dioxide) in the presence of aqueous acid and heat? Provide the product for one of the compounds that can be decarboxylated. HO HO,

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Which of the following compounds will decarboxylate (lose carbon dioxide) in the presence of
aqueous acid and heat? Provide the product for one of the compounds that can be decarboxylated.

(8 pts) Which of the following compounds will decarboxylate (lose carbon dioxide) in the presence of
aqueous acid and heat? Provide the product for one of the compounds that can be decarboxylated.
HO
HO,
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