Aldehydes and Ketones Solvents and starting materials in chemical industry 1.9 million tons of formaldehyde,H2C=O,produced each year for insulation materials and resins 1.5 million tons of acetone,((CHa)2C=O),produced each year for use as industrial solvent OH OH Catalyst ZnO H C-H Heat H HgC-C-H 380℃ H3C CH3 H H3C Methanol Formaldehyde Propan-2-ol Acetone ▪ Solvents and starting materials in chemical industry ▪ 1.9 million tons of formaldehyde, H2C=O, produced each year for insulation materials and resins ▪ 1.5 million tons of acetone, ((CH3 )2C=O), produced each year for use as industrial solvent Aldehydes and Ketones