Alcohols Phenols and Ethers - Result Question 19
####19. Methanol is industrially prepared by [1992]
(a) Oxidation of
(b) Reduction of
(c) Reaction
(d) Reduction of
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Solution:
- (d) Water gas is mixed with half of its volume of hydrogen. The mixture is compressed to approximately
atmospheres. It is then passed over a catalyst at . Methyl alcohol vapours are formed which are condensed