Question

Which of the following is the process used for the preparation of acetone?
(A) Waber process
(B) Wacker process
(C) Wolf-Kishner reduction
(D) Gattermann-Koch synthesis

Answer 1

Hint:In the given question firstly we have to define the process used for the preparation of acetone, which is one among the given options. Which is the process where the water and \[PdC{l_2}\] reacts under the presence of \[CuC{l_2}\] in order to give \[C{H_3}COC{H_3}\]as a product. Now the reaction that will take place in the following statement would be \[\;C{H_3} - CH = C{H_2} + {H_2}O + PdC{l_2} \to C{H_3}COC{H_3} + 2HCl + Pd\]

Complete step-by-step answer:The given question statement asks about the chemical process which is regarding the process used for the preparation of acetone. Among which we have to identify it and give the answer for it by explaining the process with example.
The Name is the Wacker process, which is also called as the Hoechst-Wacker process and is named after the chemical companies of the same name. It refers to the oxidation of ethylene to acetaldehyde in the presence of palladium(II) chloride as the catalyst. This is among the chemical reactions that was one of the first homogeneous catalysis with organopalladium chemistry applied on an industrial scale
The reaction which shows the wacker process is the one where the water and \[PdC{l_2}\] reacts under the presence of \[CuC{l_2}\] in order to give \[C{H_3}COC{H_3}\]as a product
\[\;C{H_3} - CH = C{H_2} + {H_2}O + PdC{l_2} \to C{H_3}COC{H_3} + 2HCl + Pd\]
So therefore we get two conclusions that (i) The Wacker process is the one which is used for the preparation of acetone among the following.
(ii) In the reaction the \[CuC{l_2}\] acts as catalyst

Therefore the right option among the following would be option (B), Wacker process.

Note:The development of the chemical process now known as the Wacker process began in \[1956\] at Wacker Chemie. At the time, many industrial compounds were produced from acetylene, derived from calcium carbide, an expensive and environmentally unfriendly technology. The construction of a new oil refinery in Cologne by Esso close to a Wacker site.