The anaerobic decomposition of benzoic a
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L. R. Fina; R. L. Bridges; T. H. Coblentz; F. F. Roberts
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Article
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1978
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Springer
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English
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Anaerobic rupture of the benzoic acid ring was investigated, Carbon 4 was converted primarily to carbon dioxide. Following ring rupture during methane fermentation, propanoic acid is an intermediate, and carbon 4 of benzoate becomes its carboxyl.