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Chemistry
Organic: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Identify (X) in the given reaction.
CO2
CO
MgO
C
The compound X is CO.
The reaction is as follows:
The reaction of CO with methanol, followed by heating with Rh gives acetic acid. This process is called Monsanto process.