Ethylene dichloride can be prepared by adding HCl to
(a) Ethane (b) Ethylene
(c) Acetylene (d) Ethylene glycol
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(d) Ethylene glycol
Explanation:
Ethylene dichloride can be prepared by adding HCl to Ethylene glycol.
CH2OH⋅CH2OH + 2HCl ----> C2H4Cl2 + 2H2O
Chlorine replaces the OH group in the Ethylene glycol. This is a displacement reaction.
Option D is the answer.
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correct answer is D
it is a substitution rxn as the two -OH groups are substituted by Cl.
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