Ethylene chloride on hydrolysis with aq.KOH forms _____ .
A
ethanol
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B
ethylene glycol
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C
acetaldehyde
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D
ethylene oxide
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Solution
The correct option is D ethylene glycol Ethylene chloride on hydrolysis with aq.KOH forms glycol. This is nucleophilic substitution reaction in which chloride ion is replaced with hydroxide group.