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Question
How Will You Carry Out the Following Conversions?
Ehane to acitic acid
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Solution
Ehane to acitic acid
\[\ce{C2H6 + O2 ->[MoO][Conc.H2SO4] CH3CHO + H2O}\]
\[\ce{CH3CHO + [O] ->[K2Cr2O7][Conc.H2SO4] CH3COOH}\]
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