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Standard XII
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Chemical Properties of Alcohol
Ethylene glyc...
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Ethylene glycol when heated in the presence of anhydrous ZnCl2ZnCl2ZnCl2 yields:

A
ethanol
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ethylene oxide
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dioxane
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D
diethylene glycol
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Solution

The correct option is A ethanol
Ethylene glycol-HO−CH2CH2−OH
ZnCl2 removes water form the reactant is its function.

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