Which of the following statements is false?

A.  Basic hydrolysis of fats produces glycerol and salts of fatty acids.

B.  LiAlH4 can reduce carboxylic acids to alcohols.

C.  b diacids and b ketoacids in the presence of base and heat undergo decarboxylation.

D.  Water is the nucleophilic agent in the basic hydrolysis of esters.

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