Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 196
Question: Commercially methanol is prepared by
[IIT 1984; MP PMT 1990; KCET 1992]
Options:
A) Reduction of CO in presence of $ ZnO.Cr_2O_3 $
B) Methane reacts with water vapours at $ 900^{o}C $ in presence of Ni catalyst
C) Reduction of HCHO by $ LiAlH_4 $
D) Reduction of HCHO by aqueous NaOH
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ CO+H_2\underset{573K,200atm}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{CuO-ZnO-Cr_2O_3}}}\underset{Methanol}{\mathop{CH_3OH}} $
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