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Circle the alcohol that is used to produce acetic acid (CH3-COOH) by an oxidation reaction

d) CH3CH(OH)CH3

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Acetic acid (CH3COOH) is produced from Carbonylation of methanol (CH3OH). The reaction involves reaction of methanol with Carbon monoixde (CO) in presence of catalyst

CH3OH+CO ------>CH3COOH.

it can also be produced from heterogeneous oxidation of ethano using Pt catalyst

CH3CH2OH+O2------->CH3COOH ( A and B are answers)

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