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State how the following conversions can be carried out: Ethene to Ethyl alcohol.

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State how the following conversions can be carried out:

Ethene to Ethyl alcohol.

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Solution 1

Ethene adds a molecule of water in the presence of mineral acids to form ethyl alcohol.

\[\ce{CH2 = CH2 + H2O ->[H+] CH3 - CH2 - OH}\]

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Solution 2

\[\ce{\underset{ethene}{CH2 = CH2} + H2SO4 -> \underset{hydrogen sulphate}{\underset{ethyl}{C2H5HSO4}} -> \underset{ethanol}{C2H5OH} + \underset{Sulphuric acid}{H2SO4}}\]

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Chapter 17: Carboxylic Acids - Exercise 7 [Page 296]

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Chapter 17 Carboxylic Acids
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