Question

My question is what are neutral oxides ? Explain the how is ethanol prepared from methanol by using grignard Reagents

Answer 1

Hi frnds........

Neutral oxides are the oxides which are neither acidic or basic in nature.
these oxides are unreactive i.e, they neither react with a base nor an acid.

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Preparation of ethanol from methanol involves the following process-

Methanol + PCl3 = Methyl Chloride - H3PO3 + KCN = Methyl Cyanide - KCl + 2H2O = Acetic acid - NH3 + LiAlH4 = Ethanol - H2O
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hope this might help................ :D