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Question
Using appropriate catalysts, ethane can be oxidized to an aldehyde. Name the aldehyde formed when ethane is oxidized.
Chemical Equations/Structures
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Solution 1
Ethane → Aldehyde
\[\ce{C2H6 + O2 ->[MoO][350°C] CH3CHO + H2O}\]
The Aldehyde formed is ethanol.
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Solution 2
When a mixture of ethane and oxygen is passed through heated MoO, the mixture is oxidized to ethanal.
\[\ce{C2H6 + O2 ->[MoO]CH3CHO + H2O}\]
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