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Question
How will you convert methanol to ethanoic acid?
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{Methanol}{CH3OH} ->[PCl5] \underset{Chloromethane}{CH3Cl} ->[KCN (alc.)] \underset{Ethanenitrile}{CH3CN} ->[H3O+] \underset{Ethanoic acid}{CH3COOH} }\]
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