Question

how can i convert etanol to metanol is there any easy way with combining some powder i can get metanol from etanol?

Answer 1

Answer:

Ethanol first undergoes oxidation by reacting it with chromium trioxide to form acetic acid. 3.In the third step the sodium acetate is reacted with sodium hydroxide and calcium oxide to form methane and sodium carbonate and calcium.

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Answer 2

Yes, the simple reaction is explained below.

• Ethanol can be easily converted to methanol by a simple process.
• You could first convert ethanol into ethanoic acid through oxidation with sodium dichromate.  
• Then the obtained ethanoic acid is treated with ammonia which will give ethanamide.
• The Hoffman bromamide degradation of ethanamide will yield methylamine which can be transformed into methanol by treating with nitrous acid.