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Title: Ethanol + Potassium permanganate + hydrochloric acid
Post by: Varlam on November 13, 2018, 05:14:05 PM

What are the products of the following reaction: C2H6O + KMnO4 + HCl

Title: Re: Ethanol + Potassium permanganate + hydrochloric acid
Post by: billnotgatez on November 13, 2018, 05:50:32 PM

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Title: Re: Ethanol + Potassium permanganate + hydrochloric acid
Post by: Varlam on November 13, 2018, 06:02:53 PM

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My thought is that this is an oxidation reaction, and the organic product will be ethanoic acid.