Question

How would you bring about the following
conversions? Name the process and write the
reaction involved.
(i) Ethanol to ethene
(ii) Propanol to propanoic acid
Write the reactions. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ethanol can be converted to ethene by dehydration of ethanol in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid at 170 °C temperature. The reaction is named as dehydration reaction. (b) Propanol can be converted to propanoic acid by oxidation in the presence of alkaline potassium permanganate and heat.

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