JEE Main Chemistry question

CH₃CH=CH₂ + CO + H₂O --H₃PO₄, 675 K--> CH₃–CH(COOH)–CH₃. This reaction is called

(A)The Stevens reaction
(B)The carbonylation reactionCorrect
(C)The Koch reaction
(D)Oxidation

Answer: (B)

Solution

Addition of CO and H₂O across an alkene (acid-catalyzed) to directly install a carboxylic acid group is a hydrocarbonylation/carbonylation reaction (specifically, this industrial alkene-to-acid process using H₃PO₄ is often called the Koch reaction/Koch–Haaf reaction in some texts, but is generically classed under

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