Benzene is one of the compounds used as octane enhancers in unleaded gasoline.

Question

Benzene is one of the compounds used as octane enhancers in unleaded gasoline. It is manufactured by the catalytic conversion of acetylene to benzene: . Which value of Kc would make this reaction most useful commercially? Kc ≈ 0.01, Kc ≈ 1, or Kc ≈ 10.

Answer 1

Kc. = 10 would make the reaction most useful