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Kochi reaction
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<p>The Kochi reaction is an <a href="/facts/Organic_reaction/SESmeGWm">organic reaction</a> for the <a href="/facts/Decarboxylation/Uugc18fz">decarboxylation</a> of <a href="/facts/Carboxylic_acid/U4xuMosy">carboxylic acids</a> to <a href="/facts/Alkyl_halide/Enb7LQqt">alkyl halides</a> with <a href="/facts/Lead(IV)_acetate/w18pPVlQ">lead(IV) acetate</a> and a lithium halide. </p><p>The reaction is a variation of the <a href="/facts/Hunsdiecker_reaction/JvLnPhGg">Hunsdiecker reaction</a>. </p>