Which polymer is used in controlled-release drug capsules?

What is the role of the metal or reagents written on the arrows in the given chemical reactions?
$(a)$
$(b)$ $CH_{3}COOH + CH_{3}CH_{2}OH \xrightarrow{Conc. H_{2}SO_{4}} CH_{3}COOC_{2}H_{5} + H_{2}O$
$(c)$ $CH_{3}CH_{2}OH \xrightarrow[Heat]{Alkaline KMnO_{4}} CH_{3}COOH$

The structural formula of benzene is:

Explain the given reactions with examples:
$(a)$ Saponification reaction
$(b)$ Combustion reaction

What happens when (Give equations also):
$(i)$ Methane reacts with excess of chlorine in the presence of diffused sunlight.
$(ii)$ Ethanol undergoes combustion.
$(iii)$ Ethyl alcohol reacts with acidified potassium dichromate.

What is the monomer unit of neoprene?