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Question
How are the following conversion brought about? Give equation and condition:
Oxalic acid to carbon monoxide.
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Solution
Oxalic acid to carbon monoxide :
Sulphuric acid is used to remove moisture from oxalic acid.
\[\ce{2COOH + H2SO4 -> 2CO + H2SO4.H2O}\]
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