how will you prepare ethanol into ethanoic acid
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Answer:
by adding alk. KMnO4
Explanation:
ethanol+ alkaline KMnO4----->ethanoic acid
because KMnO4 is strong oxidising agent
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Oxidation of Ethanol
Explanation:
Potassium dichromate solution is acidified with dilute sulphuric acid to oxidise ethanol into ethanoic acid. There are few steps that comprise this process: Ethanol is heated under reflux with an excess mixture of potassium dichromate solution and dilute sulphuric acid.
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