Original post by Entity505
Ethanol to ethanoyl chloride
So my presumption is you are asking how you would convert ethanol to ethanoyl chloride.
I would suggest “reverse-engineering” the starting molecule.
You should be aware that ethanoyl chloride is an acyl chloride - do you know what kind of organic compounds can be converted to acyl chlorides and what compound you use to do that?
If you're struggling to remember, there are a few pages on chemguide that might be helpful 
Acyl chloride preparation: https://www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/acylchlorides/preparation.html
Main menu of organic compounds: https://chemguide.co.uk/orgpropsmenu.html
Acyl chloride preparation: https://www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/acylchlorides/preparation.html
Main menu of organic compounds: https://chemguide.co.uk/orgpropsmenu.html
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