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Specify the condition in which ethanol under go oxidation to form ethanoic acid |
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Answer» Ethanol undergoes oxidation reaction in presence of acidified potassium dichromate or alkaline potassium permanganate to produce Ethanoic acid.C2H5OH ----> CH3COOH When an oxidizing agent either alkaline potassium permagnet or alkaline potassium dichromate is added to alcohol then it is converted to carboxylic acid. As in case of ethanol and ethanoic acid |
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