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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

How Will you convert ?Ethyl alcohol from methyl alcohol

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9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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CH3OH (methanol) + red P/I2 or, HI ---->CH3I (methyl iodide) + KCN ----->CH3CN(methyl cyanide) +Na/C2H5OH ------>CH3CH2NH2 +HNO2 ------->CH3CH2OH (ethanol)