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3C2H5OH + 2CrO3 + 6H+ → 3CH3CHO + 2Cr3+ + 6H2O

Reaction of ethanol, chromium(VI) oxide, and hydrogen ion
3C2H5OHEthanol + 2CrO3Chromium(VI) oxide + 6H+Hydrogen ion
3CH3CHOAcetaldehyde + 2Cr3+Chromium(III) ion + 6H2OWater

The reaction of ethanol, chromium(VI) oxide, and hydrogen ion yields acetaldehyde, chromium(III) ion, and water (Other reactions are here). This reaction is an oxidation-reduction reaction and is classified as follows:

Table of contents
  1. 1Reaction data
  2. 2Thermodynamic changes
  3. 3References
  4. 4Related reactions
  5. 5Related categories

Reaction data

Chemical equation

Reaction of ethanol, chromium(VI) oxide, and hydrogen ion
3C2H5OHEthanol + 2CrO3Chromium(VI) oxide + 6H+Hydrogen ion
3CH3CHOAcetaldehyde + 2Cr3+Chromium(III) ion + 6H2OWater

General equation

Oxidation of alcohol to aldehyde with chromium vi compound
AlcoholReducing agent + Chromium vi compoundOxidizing agent + H+Non-redox agent
AldehydeOxidation product + Cr3+Reduction product + Cation(Non-redox product) + H2ONon-redox product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reaction of ethanol, chromium(VI) oxide, and hydrogen ion

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
C2H5OHEthanol3
Reducing
Alcohol
CrO3Chromium(VI) oxide2
Oxidizing
Chromium vi compound
H+Hydrogen ion6
Hydrogen ion

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
CH3CHOAcetaldehyde3
Oxidized
Aldehyde
Cr3+Chromium(III) ion2
Reduced
Chromium(III) ion
H2OWater6
Water

Thermodynamic changes

Thermodynamic data of reactants

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ΔfH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ΔfG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
molar entropy
S°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
C2H5OH (l)-277.69[1]-174.78[1]160.7[1]111.46[1]
C2H5OH (g)-235.10[1]-168.49[1]282.70[1]65.44[1]
C2H5OH (ao)-288.3[1]-181.64[1]148.5[1]
CrO3 (cr)-589.5[1]
CrO3 (g)-385.8[1]
H+ (g)1536.202[1]
H+ (ao)0[1]0[1]0[1]0[1]
* (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (cr):Crystalline solid

Thermodynamic data of products

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ΔfH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ΔfG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
molar entropy
S°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
CH3CHO (l)-192.30[1]-128.12[1]160.2[1]
CH3CHO (g)-155.69[1]-132.86[1]263.8[1]55.30[1]
Cr3+ (g)5648.4[1]
H2O (cr)
H2O (l)-285.830[1]-237.129[1]69.91[1]75.291[1]
H2O (g)-241.818[1]-228.572[1]188.825[1]33.577[1]
* (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (cr):Crystalline solid

References

List of references

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