(a) Draw the structure for (i) ethanol (ii) ethanolic acid.
(b) Why is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid considered an oxidation reaction ? write the oxidising agent used in the reaction involved.
(a) Structure for:
(i) ethanol: C2H5OH
(ii) ethanolic acid- CH?COOH
(b) It is considered as an oxidation reaction because 2 molecules of oxygen are added to ethanoic acid by the oxidizing agent potassium permanganate