Question

Conversions of ethyl alcohol to methyl alcohol

Answer 1

The chemical process of converting Methyl alcohol to ethyl alcohol is as below:

Stage 1:

CH₃OH ₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋ (SOCl₂) → CH₃Cl

Step 2:

CH₃Cl ₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋ ( KCN ) →CH₃CN

Step 3:

CH₃CN ₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋ ( Hydrolysis H₃O⁺) → CH₃COOH

Step 4

CH₃COOH⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻ (LiAlH₄) → CH₃CH₂OH

Answer 2

The chemical process of converting Methyl alcohol to ethyl alcohol is as below:

Stage 1:

CH₃OH ₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋ (SOCl₂) → CH₃Cl

Step 2:

CH₃Cl ₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋ ( KCN ) →CH₃CN

Step 3:

CH₃CN ₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋₋ ( Hydrolysis H₃O⁺) → CH₃COOH

Step 4

CH₃COOH⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻ (LiAlH₄) → CH₃CH₂OH