Question

How will you prepare ethyl alcohol from only methyl alcohol?

Answer 1

HELLO 

If you have prepare methyl alcohol from ethyl alcohol there are several steps that you have to follow

so i will give you below

STEP 1 

Oxidize ethyl alcohol and you will get acetaldehyde

CH3CH2OH + [O] --------------> CH3CHO

 

STEP 2

CH3CHO + [O] --------------> CH3COOH

 

STEP 3

CH3COOH + NaOH ----------------> CH3COONa

 

STEP 4

CH3COONa + sodalime(heat) ----------------> CH4

 

STEP 5

CH4 + Cl2 ------------------> CH3Cl

 

STEP 6

CH3Cl + AgOH ----------------> CH3OH

                                            methyl alcohol

and the second part of the problem I will explain below

CH3 – CH = CH2 + H2SO4 ------------> CH3 – CH – CH3   + H2O -------------------->

                                                                   I

                                                                   OSO3H

                                                                 isopropyl hydrogen sulphate

----> CH3 – CH – CH3

                  I

                  OH

isopropyl alcohol

Answer 2

 have prepare methyl alcohol from ethyl alcohol there are several steps that you have to follow

so i will give you below

STEP 1 

Oxidize ethyl alcohol and you will get acetaldehyde

CH3CH2OH + [O] --------------> CH3CHO

 

STEP 2

CH3CHO + [O] --------------> CH3COOH

 

STEP 3

CH3COOH + NaOH ----------------> CH3COONa

 

STEP 4

CH3COONa + sodalime(heat) ----------------> CH4

 

STEP 5

CH4 + Cl2 ------------------> CH3Cl

 

STEP 6

CH3Cl + AgOH ----------------> CH3OH

                                            methyl alcohol

and the second part of the problem I will explain below

CH3 – CH = CH2 + H2SO4 ------------> CH3 – CH – CH3   + H2O -------------------->

                                                                   I

                                                                   OSO3H

                                                                 isopropyl hydrogen sulphate

----> CH3 – CH – CH3

                  I

                  OH

isopropyl alcohol

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