Question
How will you convert:
Methanol to ethanoic acid.

Answer

Conversion of methanol to Ethanoic acid.
$\text{CH}_3\text{OH} \xrightarrow[\text{P}/\text{I}_2]{\text{P}\text{I}_3}\text{CH}_3\text{I}\xrightarrow[\text{alc}]{\text{KCN}}\text{CH}_3\text{CN}\xrightarrow[(\text{dil HCl})]{\text{Hydrolysis}}\\\text{Methanol}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Methyl} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Methyl}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{iodide}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{iodide}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{CH}_3\text{COOH}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Ethanic acid}$

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