An organic compound -A- is a constituent of antifreeze- The compound on heating with oxygen forms another compound B which has molecular formula C2H4O2- Identify the compound -A- and -B- Write the chemical equation of the reaction that takes place to form the compound -B-

Compound 'A' is ethanol 'C2H5OH'Compound 'B' is ethanoic acid 'CH3COOH' nbsp;which can be also write as C2H4O2B cannot be aldehyde because final oxidation pr ...

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An organic compound 'A' is a constituent of antifreeze. The compound on heating with oxygen forms another compound B which has molecular formula C₂H₄O₂. Identify the compound 'A' and 'B'. Write the chemical equation of the reaction that takes place to form the compound 'B'.

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Compound 'A' is ethanol 'C₂H₅OH'
Compound 'B' is ethanoic acid 'CH₃COOH' which can be also write as C₂H₄O₂
B cannot be aldehyde because final oxidation product is carboxylic acid but if oxidation is carried out in presence of some mild oxidising agent, then it may results aldehyde.
C₂H₅OH + O₂(strong oxidising agent) ------> CH₃COOH + H₂O
C₂H₅OH + O₂(weak/mild oxidising agent, PCC) ------> CH₃CHO + H₂O

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