Question

Write the product of the reaction

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

Answer 1

The product of the reaction is Methyl alcohol

The reaction of Hydrogen with carbon monoxide.

• Hydrogen reacts with carbon monoxide in the presence of powdered copper at 300⁰C to form methyl alcohol.

$\underset{\mathrm{Hydrogen}\mathrm{gas}}{2{\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Carbon}\mathrm{monoxide}}{\mathrm{CO}\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}\underset{{300}^0\mathrm{C}}{\overset{\mathrm{Cu}}{\to }}\underset{(\mathrm{Methyl}\mathrm{alcohol})}{{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{OH}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}$

• This reaction is also known as the water-gas shift reaction.