Reflux - Oxidation of Ethanol - Chemistry A-level Practial

Mrs Peers-Dent shows you how to carry out reflux to oxidise ethanol to ethanoic acid, and distil. Please note that in reality ethanoic acid has a boiling point of 118 degrees, so would have to be heated directly instead of in a water bath. ---------------------------- 00:00 Reflux setup 01:55 Oxidation of alcohol to aldehyde 04:55 Oxidation of aldehyde to carboxylic acid 06:04 Distilling product 07:47 Testing product