Acetylene, carbon monoxide and ethyl alcohol react in the presence of nickel catalyst. The product will be

Question

Acetylene, carbon monoxide and ethyl alcohol react in the presence of nickel catalyst. The product will be (A) ester of unsaturated acid (B) ester of saturated acid (C) R in the -COOH of ester is an unsymmetrical radical (D) ester does not form at all

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When acetylene reacts with CO and C 2 H 5 OH in the presence of Ni, an unsaturated ester is formed. HC = CH + CO + C 2 H 5 OH ->[ Ni ]CH 2= underset text(unsaturated ester) underset textethyl acrylsteCHCOOC 2 H 5

Q. Acetylene, carbon monoxide and ethyl alcohol react in the presence of nickel catalyst. The product will be

ester of unsaturated acid

ester of saturated acid

R in the $- COO H$ of ester is an unsymmetrical radical

ester does not form at all

When acetylene reacts with $CO$ and $C_{2} H_{5} O H$ in the presence of $N i$ , an unsaturated ester is formed.
$H C = C H + CO + C_{2} H_{5} O H Ni C H_{2} = (unsaturated ester) ethyl acrylste C H COO C_{2} H_{5}$