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Topic: explain about oxidation of ethanol in acidic and basic media by KMnO4?  (Read 5534 times)

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explain about oxidation of ethanol in acidic and basic media by KMnO4?
« on: March 14, 2006, 10:40:20 PM »
anybody can explain about oxidation of ethanol in acidic and basic media by KMnO4????
thanx!thanx!thanx!
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Re:explain about oxidation of ethanol in acidic and basic media by KMnO4?
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2006, 01:30:41 PM »
Well, it's not difficult: Permanganate is reduced to MnO2 and Ethanol is oxidized to acetic acid
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Re:explain about oxidation of ethanol in acidic and basic media by KMnO4?
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2006, 07:04:21 AM »
i heard that reduction to MnO2 occurs in basic medium, whereares in acidic medium a further reduction to Mn2+ occurs instead.
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