Oxidation of primary alcohol by potassium permanganate (KMnO4) produceS carboxylic acid.
C2H5OH+KMnO4/H+→CH3COOH(X)
CH3COOH+C2H5OH(Y)/H2SO4→CH3COOC2H5
The sequence of reaction is an oxidation reaction (ethanol to acetic acid) followed by an esterification (acetic acid and ethanol making ethyl acetate).
Hence, X is Acetic acid and Y is Ethyl acetate.
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