Question

How is acetic acid prepared from ethene

Answer 1

First you chlorinate it in presence of light. C2H6 + Cl2 ---hv - C2H5Cl + HCl Then you add aqeuos KOH to get C2H5OH C2H5Cl+KOH- C2H5OH+ KCl. Then you add KMnO4 to get the rquired compound. C2H5OH ----KMnO4 --- CH3COOH.