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Question
How is ethanoic acid prepared from ethanol? Give the chemical equation.
Solution
Ethanoic acid can be prepared by oxidation of ethanol in the presence of alkaline potassium permanganate of acidified potassium dichromate.
\[\ce{CH3CH2OH->[KMnO4|OH^-][2{[O]}]\underset{\text{(Ethanoic acid)}}{CH3COOH} + H2O}\]
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