Wacker process is an industrial process for the oxidation of terminal alkenes. Which of the following represents a true statement about the product?

Question

Wacker process is an industrial process for the oxidation of terminal alkenes. Which of the following represents a true statement about the product? (A) The product is an aldehyde with same number of carbon atoms as in the alkene (B) The product is a ketone with same number of carbon atoms as in the alkene (C) The product is an oxirane with same number of carbon atoms as in the alkene (D) The product is a terminal alcohol as the net reaction is hydration of an alkene

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Alkene can directly be oxidised to their corresponding aldehydes and ketones by treating them with a solution of

PdCl_{2}

containing a catalytic amount of

C u C l_{2}

in the presence of air or oxygen. This process is known as Wacker process.

C H_{2} = C H_{2} + H_{2} O + P d C l_{2} \frac{C u C l _{2} /}{air or O _{2}}

C H_{3} C H O + P d + 2 H ClR - C H = C H_{2} + H_{2} O

Q. Wacker process is an industrial process for the oxidation of terminal alkenes. Which of the following represents a true statement about the product?

The product is an aldehyde with same number of carbon atoms as in the alkene

The product is a ketone with same number of carbon atoms as in the alkene

The product is an oxirane with same number of carbon atoms as in the alkene

The product is a terminal alcohol as the net reaction is hydration of an alkene