Question

Do the following conversions in not more than two steps:

CH₃COOH to CH₃COCH₃

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{}\ce{CH3COO}\phantom{....................}\ce{O}\phantom{.....}\\
\phantom{.....}\backslash\phantom{...................}||\phantom{}\\
\ce{\underset{acetic acid}{2CH3COOH} ->[Ca(OH)2] Ca ->[dry][distillation] \underset{Acetone}{CH3-C-CH3} + CaCO3}\\
/\phantom{.................}\\
\ce{\underset{calcium acetate}{CH3COO}}\phantom{...........................}
\end{array}\]