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Oxalic acid from acetylene
Somewhere in my books i read that Oxalic acid is prepared from acetylene by passing it in a solution of kmno4 and naoh . Has anyone ever tried this
process process . If yes then tell how much quantities have been used
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M. Lucretia Kearns, L. Heiser, J. A. Nieuwland
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1923, 45 (3), pp 795–799
DOI: 10.1021/ja01656a036
Publication Date: March 1923
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Quote: Originally posted by cal  | M. Lucretia Kearns, L. Heiser, J. A. Nieuwland
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1923, 45 (3), pp 795–799
DOI: 10.1021/ja01656a036
Publication Date: March 1923 |
That paper uses nitric acid and mercuric nitrate. Mercury is not something that I would consider reasonable to use here given the toxicity,
considering how extremely cheap and readily available oxalic acid is.
Sucrose is acted on by nitric acid with a V2O5 catalyst (while not healthy, it's better than Hg) to give a moderate yield of oxalic acid. I believe
Magpie has a post about this somewhere.
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I have oxalic acid and i am not going to make it but i want to know how it can be prepared from acetylene
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