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methanoic acid from ethane .....???

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Jayant Agarwal

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9 Feb 2012 22:17:00 IST

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C₂H₆+ NaOH ---> CH₃CH₂OH then CH₃CH₂OH when reacted with KMnO₄ , it converts to CH₃COOH.

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9 Feb 2012 22:24:21 IST

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arey i want HCOOH (not CH3COOH)

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9 Feb 2012 23:18:31 IST

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CH3COOH -NaOH,CaO--> CH4CH4 + Cl2 (in absence of light)--> CH3Cl CH3Cl---> CH3OH -->KMnO4,H+ HCOOH am not sure about it.. :D

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9 Feb 2012 23:27:02 IST

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Whats ch4ch4 :\

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10 Feb 2012 07:26:06 IST

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CH3COOH -NaOH,CaO--> CH4 CH4 + Cl2 (in absence of light)--> CH3Cl CH3Cl---> CH3OH -->KMnO4,H+ HCOOH am not sure about it.. :D

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10 Feb 2012 11:27:01 IST

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C2H6 + Cl2 ---> C2H5Cl

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10 Feb 2012 11:28:33 IST

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C2H6 + Cl2 ---> C2H5Cl
C2H5Cl + aq. KOH --->C2H5OH

C2H5OH + KMnO4 (H+) ---> CH3COOH

CH3COOH + NaOH(CaO) ----> CH4

CH4 + (O) ---->HCOOH

Madhusudan Chavan

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10 Feb 2012 18:30:40 IST

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Bromination of ethane with bromine in presence of light or 670K to form bromoethane. Bromoethane on reaction with aq. KOH gives ethanol, which on oxidation gives ethanoic acid. Decarboxylaation of ethanoic acid with sodalime gives methane. methane in presence of molybdenum oxide with oxygen under pressure gives methanal ( formaldehyde), wich on oxidation gives formic acid ( methanoic acid)

Ethanoic acid can also be obtained by oxidation of ethane in presence of silver oxide, then again the rest of the above steps can be followed.

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