JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 8.3. Organic chemistry purification and characterization
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Methane can be prepared by decarboxylation of sodium ethanoate, Kolbe's electrolysis of sodium acetate and reaction of \(\text{CH}_3\text{MgBr}\) with water.
Statement II: Methane cannot be prepared from unsaturated hydrocarbons and by Wurtz reaction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
- A Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Correct Answer
(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Statement I is false because Kolbe's electrolysis of sodium acetate produces ethane, not methane. The reaction is: \(2\text{CH}_3\text{COONa} + 2\text{H}_2\text{O} \xrightarrow{\text{Electrolysis}} \text{CH}_3-\text{CH}_3 + 2\text{CO}_2 + \text{H}_2 + 2\text{NaOH}\).…
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