anonymous anonymous 5 years ago First you chlorinate it in presence of light. C2H6 + Cl2 ---hv -> C2H5Cl + HCl Then you add aqeuos KOH to get C2H5OH C2H5Cl+KOH-> C2H5OH+ KCl. Then you add KMnO4 to get the rquired compound. C2H5OH ----KMnO4 ---> CH3COOH.
