How will you convert the Ethanol to acetic acid?

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Ethanol can be coverted into acetic acid by the oxidation of the ethanol in presence of oxidizing agent like potassium dichromate or potassium permanganate.
$C H_{3} C H_{2} O H E t h a n o l K_{2} C r_{2} O_{7} / H_{2} S O_{4} - --------- \to O C H_{3} C H O E t h a n a l K_{2} C r_{2} O_{7} / H_{2} S O_{4} - --------- \to O C H_{3} C O O H E t h a n o i c a c i d$

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How will you convert the Ethanol to acetic acid?

Ethanol can be coverted into acetic acid by the oxidation of the ethanol in presence of oxidizing agent like potassium dichromate or potassium permanganate.CH3CH2OHEthanolK2Cr2O7/H2SO4−−−−−−−−−−→OCH3CHOEthanalK2Cr2O7/H2SO4−−−−−−−−−−→OCH3COOHEthanoicacid