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Alcohols - Combustion.

Alcohols will react with oxygen both in combustion
and in the formation of carboxylic acids.

The combustion of ethanol occurs on a large scale
in some countries. The reactions for
the combustion of other alcohols are given below.

methanol  +  oxygen     carbon dioxide + water
2CH₃OH_(l)  + 3O_2(g)          2CO_2(g)   +   4H₂O_(l)

propanol  +  oxygen     carbon dioxide + water
2C₃H₇OH_(l)  +  9O_2(g)         6CO_2(g)    +   8H₂O_(l)

butanol  +  oxygen     carbon dioxide + water
C₄H₉OH_(l)  +  6O_2(g)         4CO_2(g)   +   5H₂O_(l)

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