Hydrocarbons Question 92

Question: Ethyne on reaction with dil. $ H_2SO_4 $ and $ Hg(II) $ gives

Options:

A) Ethanol

B) Ethanal

C) Methoxymethane

D) Ethyl hydrogen sulphate

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ CH\equiv CH+H_2O\underset{1percentHgSO_4}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{40 percentH_2SO_4}}}CH_3-CHO $