Silver ethanoate

Silver ethanoate in ethanoic acid with 1-chloro-2-butene gives 65% 2-butenyl ethanoate and 35% 1-methyl-2-propenyl ethanoate. 

If triphenylmethyl chloride in ether is treated with sodium, a yellow colour is produced due to the presence of the anionic spiecies PhsC". Alternatively, if triphenylmethyl chloride is treated with silver perchlorate in a solvent such as THF, the triphenylmethyl cation is obtained. More conveniently, triphenylmethyl salts, PhsC X", can be obtained as orange-red crystalline solids from the action of the appropriate strong acid on triphenylcarbinol in ethanoic or propanoic anhydride solution. The perchlorate, fluoroborate and hexafluoro-phosphate salts are most commonly used for hydride ion abstraction from organic compounds (e.g. cycloheptatriene gives tropylium salts). The salts are rather easily hydrolysed to triphenylcarbinol. 

Similar remarks apply to the determination of bromides the Mohr titration can be used, and the most suitable adsorption indicator is eosin which can be used in dilute solutions and even in the presence of 0.1 M nitric acid, but in general, acetic (ethanoic) acid solutions are preferred. Fluorescein may be used but is subject to the same limitations as experienced with chlorides [Section 10.77(b)], With eosin indicator, the silver bromide flocculates approximately 1 per cent before the equivalence point and the local development of a red colour becomes more and more pronounced with the addition of silver nitrate solution at the end point the precipitate assumes a magenta colour. 

Determination of chlorate as silver chloride Discussion. The chlorate is reduced to chloride, and the latter is determined as silver chloride, AgCl. The reduction may be performed with iron(II) sulphate solution, sulphur dioxide, or by zinc powder and acetic (ethanoic) acid. Alkali chlorates may be quantitatively converted into chlorides by three evaporations with concentrated hydrochloric acid, or by evaporation with three times the weight of ammonium chloride. 

And finally a word of caution aluminium ethanoate is toxic, so wash the silver spoon thoroughly after removing its tarnish. 

The first set of reactions is the mainstay of the petrochemical industry 1 outstanding examples are the oxidation of propene to propenal (acrolein) catalysed by bismuth molybdate, and of ethene to oxirane (ethylene oxide) catalysed by silver. In general these processes work at high but not perfect selectivity, the catalysts having been fine-tuned by inclusion of promoters to secure optimum performance. An especially important reaction is the oxidation of ethene in the presence of acetic (ethanoic) acid to form vinyl acetate (ethenyl ethanoate) catalysed by supported palladium-gold catalysts this is treated in Section 8.4. Oxidation reactions are very exothermic, and special precautions have to be taken to avoid the catalyst over-heating. 

Identify the acids and bases used to prepare the following salts a silver(i) sulfate b magnesium nitrate c potassium chloride d barium ethanoate... 

Silver mirror Ethanoic acid (acetic acid)... 

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