Question

How to convert acetic acid into formic acid

Answer 1

ch3cooh +o2give ch2o2and co2

Answer 2

Steps to convert acetic acid into formic acid

• The chemical formula of acetic acid which is also known as ethanoic acid is $CH_3COOH$.
• To ethanoic acid, ammonia is added and the mixture is heated which leads to the formation of acetamide $(CH_3CONH_2)$.

$\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}+\mathrm{NH}_{3} \stackrel{\Delta}{\rightarrow} \mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CONH}_{2}$

• When the acetamide is treated with $Br_2$ and KOH, the ketone group (CO) gets eliminated and leads to the formation of methyl amine $(CH_3NH_2)$.

$\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CONH}_{2} \stackrel{\mathrm{Br}_{2} / \mathrm{KOH}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{NH}_{2}$

• When to the obtained solution if nitrous acid is added, it leads to the elimination of amine group and yields methanol $(CH_3OH)$ as the product.

$\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{NH}_{2} \stackrel{\mathrm{HNO}_{2}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OH}$

• When it is subjected to partial oxidation in the presence of PCC, it gets converted into formaldehyde $(HCHO)$.

$C H_{3} O H \stackrel{P C C}{\longrightarrow} H C H O$

• Further oxidation of formaldehyde yields formic acid $(HCOOH)$ as the end product.

$H C H O \stackrel{[O]}{\rightarrow} H C O O H$

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