New industrial plants for acetic acid react liquid methanol

Last updated: 5/6/2023

New industrial plants for acetic acid react liquid methanol with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst CH3OH I CO g HC H3O 1 In an experiment 15 0 g of methanol and 10 0 g of carbon monoxide were placed in a reaction vessel What is the theoretical yield of acetic acid If the actual yield is 19 1 g what is the percentage yield Show your calculations Use the correct number of significant figures and the correct units