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The formation of acetic acid from methane, carbon monoxide, antimony pentafluoride, and water is reported, confirming the occurrence of the methyl cation (CH3+) in the oligocondensation of methane and indicating that protonated methane (CH5+) is not involved in this reaction.
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Hogeveen et al. (1969) studied this question.