Answer to Question #126714 in Organic Chemistry for Nick Mangat

Question #126714

how to prepare acetic acid from an alcohol

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Acetic acid can be prepared from an ethanol by oxidation reaction. Best condition for this reaction is to use mixture of K₂Cr₂O₇ and H₂SO₄(Jonson reagent) as a oxidation reagent.

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