Question

Suggest a reagent for conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid.

Answer 1

$\text{Conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid}$

Primary alcohols can be converted into carboxylic acids using strong oxidising agents like acidified $KMn{O}_4$ or $K_{2}C{r}_2{O}_7$.

So, the oxidation reaction for the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid using $KMn{O}_4$ or $K_{2}C{r}_2{O}_7$ can be written as: