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Question
Convert methane to methyl alcohol.
Solution
\[\ce{\underset{(methane)}{CH4} + Cl2 ->[hv] \underset{(methyl chloride)}{CH3Cl} + HCl}\]
\[\ce{\underset{(methyl chloride}{CH3Cl} + \underset{(aq)}{KOH} -> \underset{(methyl alcohol)}{CH3OH} + KCl}\]
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