Under what conditions does ethane get converted to:

(a) ethyl alcohol

(b) acetaldehyde

(c) acetic acid

(a) Ethyl alcohol — is produced when ethane and oxygen react at 120 atm pressure, 475 K temperature and pushed through copper tubes.

$\underset{\text{ ethane}}{2\text{C}$2\text{H}6} + \text{O}2 \xrightarrow[120 \text{ atm.}]{\text{Cu tube 475 K}} \underset{\text{ethyl alcohol}}{2\text{C}2\text{H}_5\text{OH}}

(b) Acetaldehyde — is produced when ethane and oxygen react by using catalyst MoO

$\underset{\text{ ethane}}{\text{C}$2\text{H}6} + \text{O}2 \xrightarrow{\text{MoO}} \underset{\text{acetaldehyde} }{\text{CH}3\text{CHO}} + \text{H}_2\text{O}

(c) Acetic acid

$\underset{\text{ ethane}}{2\text{C}$2\text{H}6} + \text{O}2 \xrightarrow[120 \text{ atm.}]{\text{Cu tube 475 K}} \underset{\text{ethyl alcohol}}{2\text{C}2\text{H}_5\text{OH}}

$\underset{\text{ethyl alcohol}}{\text{C}$2\text{H}5\text{OH}} + \text{O}2 \xrightarrow{\text{Pt. 300}\degree\text{C}} \underset{\text{acetic acid}}{\text{CH}3\text{COOH} + \text{H}_2\text{O}}