How would you bring about the following conversions?

CBSE Class 10 CBSE Class 10 Science
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How would you bring about the following conversions? Name the process and write the reaction involved.

  1. Ethanol to ethene.
  2. Propanol to propanoic acid.

Answer:

  1. By the dehydration of ethanol in the presence of concentrated H2S04.
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  2. By the oxidation of propanol using oxidising agent such as alkaline KMn04.
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