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What happens when acetone reacts with HgSO4 in HCl instead of Sulphuric acid

What happens when acetone reacts with HgSO4 in HCl instead of Sulphuric acid

Grade:12th pass

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Gaurav
askIITians Faculty 164 Points
8 years ago
Acetone reacts with HgSO4 in acedic medium and undergoes nucleophilic addition reaction. It results in formation of alochol.
Shubham Singh
199 Points
8 years ago
it reacts in same way
H2SO4 is used because it has high boiling point

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