Hydrocarbons Question 107
Question: Acetylene gas when passed through the 20% $ H_2SO_4\text{ at }80^{o}C $ gives acetaldehyde. The catalyst required for this conversion is [CPMT 1983]
Options:
A) Anhydrous $ AlCl_3 $
B) $ HgSO_4 $
C) Pd
D) Pt
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ CH\equiv CH+H_2O\underset{1HgSO_4}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{40H_2SO_4}}} $
$ CH_2\underset{CH_3CHO}{\mathop{\underset{\downarrow }{\mathop{=CHOH}}}} $
BETA
