Electrolysis of potassium acetate gives:
2CH3COOK →aq CH3−CH3+2CO2+2KOH (Kolbe electrolysis)
The preparation of ethane by electrolysis of aqueous solution of potassium acetate is
(a) Write balanced equations
(i) when butane is burnt in oxygen (ii) preparation of ethylene from ethyl alcohol.
(b)
(i)Convert ethane to acetic acid (ii)Convert acetylene to ethane (iii)Convert acetic acid to ethyl alcohol (iv)Convert acetic acid to ethyl acetate.