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Question
Convert Acetic acid (Ethanoic acid) to ethyl alcohol.
Chemical Equations/Structures
Solution
\[\ce{\underset{(Acetic acid)}{CH3COOH} + LiAlH4 ->[dry][ether] \underset{(Ethyl alcohol)}{CH3CH2OH} + Agl}\]
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