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Which of the following is process used for the preparation of acetone?

A

Wasber process

B

Wecker process

C

Wolff-Kishner reduction

D

Gattermann-Koch synthesis

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The correct Answer is:
B
In Wacker process, when mixture of propone and air a passed through mixture of Pd and `CuCl_(2)` at high pressure , acetone is formed.
`Pd + CuCl_(2) rarr PdCl_(2) + 2CuCl`
`4CuCl + HCl + O_(2) rarr 4CuCl_(2) + 2H_(2)O`
`underset("Propane")(CH_(3)CH)=CH_(2) + PdCl_(2)+H_(2)O rarr CH_(3)COCH_(3) + Pd + 2HCl`
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