Question
Under what conditions does ethane get converted to
(a) Ethyl alcohol (b) acetic acid
(a) Ethyl alcohol (b) acetic acid
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Answer
(a) Ethane is mixed with oxygen and is passed through hot copper tube; it gets oxidized to ethyl alchohol.
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2 C _2 H _6+ O _2 \xrightarrow[200^{\circ} C ]{ Cu } 2 C _2 H _5 OH
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(b) Ethane is first converted into ethyl alchohol by passing over hot copper tube, the further oxidation with acidified potassium dichromate yield aldehyde and carboxylic acids.
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2 C _2 H _6+ O _2 \xrightarrow[200^{\circ} C ]{ Cu } 2 C _2 H _5 OH
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C _2 H _5 OH \xrightarrow[\text { acidic }]{ K _2 Or _2 O _7} CH _3 CHO \xrightarrow[\text { acidic }]{ K _2 Or _2 O _7} CH _3 COOH
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2 C _2 H _6+ O _2 \xrightarrow[200^{\circ} C ]{ Cu } 2 C _2 H _5 OH
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(b) Ethane is first converted into ethyl alchohol by passing over hot copper tube, the further oxidation with acidified potassium dichromate yield aldehyde and carboxylic acids.
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2 C _2 H _6+ O _2 \xrightarrow[200^{\circ} C ]{ Cu } 2 C _2 H _5 OH
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C _2 H _5 OH \xrightarrow[\text { acidic }]{ K _2 Or _2 O _7} CH _3 CHO \xrightarrow[\text { acidic }]{ K _2 Or _2 O _7} CH _3 COOH
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