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Q. Which reagent can convert acetic acid into ethanol?

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Solution:

$LiAlH _4+$ ether, is reducing agent.
It reduce all types of carboxylic acids to alcohols. So, this reagent can be use to convert acetic acid into ethanol.
$CH _3 COOH \xrightarrow{ LiAlH _4 / \text { ether }} CH _3 CH _2 OH$