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Give commercial preparation of methanol and state its properties and uses. |
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Answer» Solution :Methanol, `CH_(3)OH` is ALSO known as "wood spirit” was produced by destructive distillation of wood. Today, most of the methanol is produced by the catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide at high pressure and temperature in presence of `ZnO-Cr_(2)O_(3)` CATALYST. `CO+ 2H_(2) underset(573-673 K)(underset("200-300 atm"))overset(ZnO-Cr_(2)O_(3))to CH_(3)OH` `to` Properties and USES of methanol : Methanol is colourless liquid and boils at 337 K. It is highly TOXIC in nature. Ingestion of small amount of methanol can cause blindness and large quantities even death. `to` Methanol is used as solvent in paints, varnishes and chiefly for making formaldehyde. |
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