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Preparation of Benzene with salt of Benzoic Acid Can we use potassium hydroxide to decarboxylate potassium benzoate to benzene?

I know the famous reaction:   

Soda lime reaction with Sodium Benzoate

I was thinking of extension of this reaction to other salts of Benzoic Acids such as: $$\ce{Potassium Benzoate + KOH ->[CaO,Δ] Benzene + K2CO3}$$ Is this reaction really carried out in Lab or there is not a favorable outcome/different product/unfeasible reaction such as in case of Kolbe's Reaction we obtain different products(basically isomers) for Na containing compound and for K containing compound.

Preparation of Benzene with salt of Benzoic Acid

I know the famous reaction:  Soda lime reaction with Sodium Benzoate

I was thinking of extension of this reaction to other salts of Benzoic Acids such as: $$\ce{Potassium Benzoate + KOH ->[CaO,Δ] Benzene + K2CO3}$$ Is this reaction really carried out in Lab or there is not a favorable outcome/different product/unfeasible reaction such as in case of Kolbe's Reaction we obtain different products(basically isomers) for Na containing compound and for K containing compound.

Can we use potassium hydroxide to decarboxylate potassium benzoate to benzene?

I know the famous reaction: 

Soda lime reaction with Sodium Benzoate

I was thinking of extension of this reaction to other salts of Benzoic Acids such as: $$\ce{Potassium Benzoate + KOH ->[CaO,Δ] Benzene + K2CO3}$$ Is this reaction really carried out in Lab or there is not a favorable outcome/different product/unfeasible reaction such as in case of Kolbe's Reaction we obtain different products(basically isomers) for Na containing compound and for K containing compound.

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I know the famous reaction: Soda lime reaction with Sodium Benzoate

I was thinking of extension of this reaction to other salts of Benzoic Acids such as: $$\ce{Potassium Benzoate + KOH -> Benzene + K2CO3}$$$$\ce{Potassium Benzoate + KOH ->[CaO,Δ] Benzene + K2CO3}$$ Is this reaction really carried out in Lab or there is not a favorable outcome/different product/unfeasible reaction such as in case of Kolbe's Reaction we obtain different products(basically isomers) for Na containing compound and for K containing compound.

I know the famous reaction: Soda lime reaction with Sodium Benzoate

I was thinking of extension of this reaction to other salts of Benzoic Acids such as: $$\ce{Potassium Benzoate + KOH -> Benzene + K2CO3}$$ Is this reaction really carried out in Lab or there is not a favorable outcome/different product/unfeasible reaction such as in case of Kolbe's Reaction we obtain different products(basically isomers) for Na containing compound and for K containing compound.

I know the famous reaction: Soda lime reaction with Sodium Benzoate

I was thinking of extension of this reaction to other salts of Benzoic Acids such as: $$\ce{Potassium Benzoate + KOH ->[CaO,Δ] Benzene + K2CO3}$$ Is this reaction really carried out in Lab or there is not a favorable outcome/different product/unfeasible reaction such as in case of Kolbe's Reaction we obtain different products(basically isomers) for Na containing compound and for K containing compound.

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Preparation of Benzene with salt of Benzoic Acid

I know the famous reaction: Soda lime reaction with Sodium Benzoate

I was thinking of extension of this reaction to other salts of Benzoic Acids such as: $$\ce{Potassium Benzoate + KOH -> Benzene + K2CO3}$$ Is this reaction really carried out in Lab or there is not a favorable outcome/different product/unfeasible reaction such as in case of Kolbe's Reaction we obtain different products(basically isomers) for Na containing compound and for K containing compound.