On passing a mixture of ethylene and oxygen under pressure, into an aqueous solution of palladium and cupric chloride at `50^(@)C` gives

Options

A. Ethanol
B. Ethanal
C. Diethyl ether
D. Ethanoic acid.

Answer

B

Explanation

It is Wacker process to prepare ethanal on large scale.
`CH_(2)-CH_(2)+(1)/(2)O_(2)overset(Pd^(2+)//CuCl_(2))rarrunderset("Ethanal")(CH_(3)CHO)`