1.When ethanol is heated with an excess of acidified potassiumdichromate,it is converted to ethanoic acid:
C2H5OH-->CH3COOH
ethanol->ethanoic acid
What type of chemical reaction is this?
2.Some synthetic flavourings are made by reacting an alcohol with acarboxylic acid:
alcohol+carboxylic acid-->ester+water
What other substance and conditions are needed to carry out this reaction?