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How ethanoic acid is prepared in laboratory 0?

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Answered by riturajbabu
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Ethanoic acid is the second member of the homologous series of carboxylic acids. In other words, vinegar contains about 5 to 8% acetic acid. We will now describe two methods for the manufacture of ethanoic acid. In the first method, ethanoic acid is obtained as a dilute solution called vinegar




From Ethanol

Ethanoic acid is manufactured in the form of vinegar by the bacterial oxidation of ethanol. Ethanol is oxidized by the oxygen of air in the presence of Acetobacter bacteria to form a dilute solution of ethanoic acid called vinegar. In this method, we get ethanoic acid in the form of a dilute solution in water called vinegar. So, we can also say that vinegar is prepared or manufactured by the oxidation of ethanol by air in the presence of Acetobacter bacteria.

From Methanol

Ethanoic acid is manufactured by the reaction between methanol and carbon monoxide in the presence of iridium – rhodium catalyst. This is a recent commercial method for preparing ethanoic acid

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