Question

Ethonic reacts with acidified KMNO4. Write the reaction evolve?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Sodium hydrogen carbonate is also known as sodium bicarbonate and it reacts with acetic acid to give sodium acetate and carbon dioxide gas is evolved as this gas is confirmed when it turns lime water milky. So, it is a confirmatory test for carboxylic acids.

Answer 2

Answer:

When a solution of ethanol is heated with potassium permanganate, the pink color of solution disappear because of strong oxidizing agent as KMnO

4

, which oxidizes ethanol to ethanoic acid.

CH

3

−CH

2

OH

KMnO

4

CH

3

COOH

K

2

Cr

2

O

7

and KMnO

4

can convert ethanol to ethanoic acid, oxalic acid is H

2

C

2

O

4

which can not convert the same.