How would you bring about the following conversions? Name the process and write the reaction involved.
(a) ethanol to ethene. Ans. Ethanol is heated at 443 k in the presence of excess of conc. sulphuric acid. This reaction is called dehydrogenation. This reaction can be given by following equation:
(b) propanol to propanoic acid. Ans. Propanol is treated with alkaline potassium permanganate or acidified potassium dichromate to obtain propanoic acid.
