Question

How will you convert the Ethanol to acetic acid?

Answer 1

Ethanol can be coverted into acetic acid by the oxidation of the ethanol in presence of oxidizing agent like potassium dichromate or potassium permanganate.

$\underset{Ethanol}{C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}OH}\underset{O}{\overset{K_{2}C{r}_2{O}_7/H_{2}S{O}_4}{\to }}\underset{Ethanal}{C{H}_{3}CHO}\underset{O}{\overset{K_{2}C{r}_2{O}_7/H_{2}S{O}_4}{\to }}\underset{Ethanoicacid}{C{H}_{3}COOH}$