Give the conversion of the following:
$(i)$ Phthalimide from $o-xylene$
$(ii)$ Ethanol from Ethanoic anhydride

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(N/A) $(i)$ Conversion of $o-xylene$ to Phthalimide:
$o-xylene$ $\xrightarrow{KMnO_4, H^+}$ Phthalic acid $\xrightarrow{+2NH_3}$ Ammonium phthalate $\xrightarrow{\Delta, -H_2O}$ Phthalamide $\xrightarrow{\Delta, -NH_3}$ Phthalimide.
$(ii)$ Conversion of Ethanoic anhydride to Ethanol:
$(CH_3CO)_2O$ $\xrightarrow{H_2O, \Delta}$ $2CH_3COOH$ (Ethanoic acid) $\xrightarrow{LiAlH_4, \text{ether}}$ $2CH_3CH_2OH$ (Ethanol).

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