Conversion of Acetylene into Vinyl acetate

Explanation

To convert acetylene (C2H2) into vinyl acetate (C4H6O2), we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Mercuration of Acetylene
1. **Starting Material**: Acetylene (C2H2) is our starting material.
2. **Reagents**: We will use mercuric sulfate (HgSO4) and acetic acid (CH3COOH) for the reaction.
3. **Reaction**: Acetylene reacts with mercuric sulfate in the presence of acetic acid. The reaction can be represented as:
\[
\text{C}_2\text{H}_2 + \text{HgSO}_4 + \text{CH}_3\text{COOH} \rightarrow \text{CH}_3\text{C}(\text{O})\text{H} + \text{Hg}^{2+} + \text{H}_2\text{SO}_4
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