Question

Industrial preparation method of ethaNoic acid

Answer 1

Answer:

Manufacture of ethanoic acid (acetic acid)

Methanol and carbon monoxide, both formed via synthesis gas are reacted together in the liquid phase, with some water to keep the catalyst in solution, at moderate temperatures of about 450 K and a pressure of 30 atm: A rhodium/iodine based catalyst system was first used.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The most common method of preparation of Ethanoic acid is the carbonylation of methanol. In this reaction, methanol is reacted with carbon monoxide in the presence of metal carbonyl as a catalyst which results in the formation of the acetic acid.