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Question
Write a chemical reaction for the following conversion:
Acetic acid into ethyl alcohol.
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{Acetic acid}{CH3COOH} ->[(i) LiAlH4][(ii) H3O^⊕] \underset{Ethyl alcohol}{CH3CH2 - OH}}\]
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