Question

Name and draw the electron dot structure of hydrocarbon produced in the above reaction.

Write the name and structures of (i) aldehyde and (ii) ketone with molecular form C₃H₆O.

A saturated organic compound 'A' with two carbon atoms belongs to the homologous series of alcohols. On oxidation, it forms an organic acid 'B' with molecular mass 60 u. On heating 'A' with excess concentrated sulphuric acid at 443 K, an unsaturated hydrocarbon 'C' is formed. (i) Name A, B and C. (ii) Calculate molecular mass of C. (iii) What happens when a pinch of sodium carbonate is added to compound B ? Write chemical equation for the reaction. (iv) Draw electron dot structure of compound B.

Why is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction ? Name the oxidising agent used in this conversion. Write chemical equation for this oxidation reaction. How is this reaction different from the reaction in which ethanol burns in the presence of oxygen ?