End product (D) of the following sequence of reaction will be Acetylene + CH3MgBr --> (A)(A) + CO2/H3O+ --> (B)(B) + HgSO4+H2SO4--> (C)(C) + Ag2O/∆--> (D) The answer given is acetic acid please explain how?
Vadimgod , 6 Years ago
Grade 12
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Pooja
Last Activity: 5 Years ago
Dear Student, C is malonic acid i.e., HOOC-CH2-COOH which on heating loses a molecule of CO2 to form acetic acid
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