Question

Name the organic compound prepared by each of the following reactions:

$\mathrm{CO}+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\to$

Answer 1

1. The chemical name of $\mathrm{CO}$ is Carbon dioxide.
2. Carbon monoxide ($\mathbf{CO}$) reacts with hydrogen in presence of Zinc oxide ( $\mathbf{ZnO}$) and Chromium oxide (${\mathbf{CrO}}_{\mathbf{3}}$) under pressure of 300 atm to form Methanol.
3. The reaction is shown below.
   $$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{CO}\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\underset{300\mathrm{atm}}{\overset{\mathrm{ZnO}+{\mathrm{CrO}}_3}{\to }}{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{OH}\left(\mathrm{l}\right) \\ \mathrm{Carbon}\mathrm{Methanol} \\ \mathrm{monoxide} \end{gathered}$$
4. Therefore, the organic compound formed is Methanol.