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How to convert Ethanol to 3-hydroxy butanol

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Answered by sharinkhan
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CH3 CH2 OH + Cu →CH3 CHO
 
by treating ethanol with copper at 300 Celsius we get ethanal
and than by doing aldol condensation we get the final product

2CH3 CHO →CH3 CH (OH)CH2 CHO
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