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conversion of methane to ethane and vice versa?
METHANE ON CHLORINATION GIVES CHLOROMETHANE ON WURTZ SYNTHESIS GIVES ETHANE ETHANE ON CHLORINATION GIVES CHLOROETHANE ON REACTION WITH AQ.KOH GIVES ALCOHOL ON OXIDATION FORMS ACETIC ACID ON REACTION WITH NaOH GIVES SODIUM FORMATE FINALLY THIS ON REACTION WITH SODALIME GIVES METHANE
Methane on chlorination gives chloro methane and on wurtz fittig law it gives ethane in this way to convert ethane from methane 3 steps should be followed and ethane can be obtained easily
Wurtz Reaction will be the best. Reacting the compound with chlorine to first form it’s chloride then reacting it with CH3I and Na to give a higher homologous product(It is a Step-Up Reaction).To convert Ethane to methane,Convert the compound to it’s carboxylic acid and then react it with NaOH & CaO. It will give a lower homologous pair of Hydro Carbon(it’s a step dow reaction).
Dear StudentConversion of Methane to EthaneStep 1 ;Methane reacts with chlorine gas under the ultraviolet light to give chloro-methane.CH4 + Cl2 → CH3Cl + HClStep 2: Treat chloro-methane with sodium metal with dry ether which will give ethane as a product.This is known as Wurtz Reaction.2CH3Cl + 2Na → C2H6 + 2NaClConversion of Ethane to MethaneConvert the compound to it’s carboxylic acid and then react it with NaOH & CaO.C2H6 + Cl2 → C2H5Cl (in presence of sunlight)C2H5Cl + KOH → C2H5OHC2H5OH → CH3COONa (in presence of K2Cr2O7/H2SO4)CH3COONa + Cao + NaOH → CH4 (heating)I hope this answer will help you.Thanks & RegardsYash Chourasiya
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