CH3COOH(X)i) NaOH, CaO, Δ−−−−−−−−−−−→ii) H+CH4+CO2
X is acetic acid and by below sequence of reaction W is benzene.
CH3COOH(X)NaOH (aq.)−−−−−−−→CH3COONa(Y)NaNH2−−−−−→ΔCH4(Z)Cl2/hv−−−−→CH3Cl(P)
CH3Cl(P)Na, dry ether−−−−−−−−→(Wurtz)H3C−CH3(Q)Cl2/hv−−−−→H3C−CH2Cl(R)
H3C−CH2Cl(R)alc. KOH−−−−−−→H2C=CH2(S)Br2−−−→CCl4BrH2C−CH2Br(T)
BrH2C−CH2Br(T)ii) NaNH2−−−−−−−→i) alc. KOHHC≡CH(U)Fe tube−−−−→Red hotBenzene(w)