Question

Why is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction ????


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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Question:

Why is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction ?

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When ethanol is heated with alkaline potassium permanganate solution( oxidising agent ) it gets oxidized to the

Ethanoic acid .

↪The conversion of Ethanol into ethanoic acid is called an oxidation reaction because oxygen is added to it during this Conversion.

Reaction :

${\red{\boxed{\large{\bold{Ethanol \: + \: KMnO4 →Ethanoic \: acid \: + \: Water }}}}}$

For conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid we can use oxidizing agents like ,Alkaline KMnO4 , Acidified K2Cr2O7 , Jones reagent in acidic medium etc .