[Varlam]

1) ethanol + potassium permanganate + H2O (C2H5OH+KMnO4+H2O)
2)1-butanol + Potassium Permanganate +H2O
3)2-butanol + Potassium Permanganate + H2O
4)1-butanol + HCl
5)2-butanol + HCl

[Babcock_Hall]

What are your answers?  As you know, the Forum Rules require that you provide your thoughts before we can help you.

[Varlam]

What are your answers?  As you know, the Forum Rules require that you provide your thoughts before we can help you.

1)ethanoic acid
2)butanoic acid
3)butanone
4)1-chlorobutane
5)2-chlorobutane

[Babcock_Hall]

Basically, I think that this is OK.  I seem to recall that HCl works well in making chloroalkanes from tertiary alcohols, but not as well for primary alcohols.  This may or may not be a level of detail that you need to know right now.

[Varlam]

Basically, I think that this is OK.  I seem to recall that HCl works well in making chloroalkanes from tertiary alcohols, but not as well for primary alcohols.  This may or may not be a level of detail that you need to know right now.

The concentration of HCl is 12M. Does this help in halogenating primary alcohols?

[Babcock_Hall]

We are a bit outside of my direct knowledge, but primary and secondary alcohols are more often converted into alkyl chlorides using thionyl chloride.  They are said to be resistant to reaction with HCl.  I can also imagine the possibility of a competing reaction in the case of 2-butanol, but I would defer to one of the synthesis specialists here.  For tertiary alcohols HCl is sometimes used in ether.  I am unfamiliar with using water as the solvent, which is what would be the case for 12 M HCl.