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What happens when C₂H₅-O-C₂H₅ reacts with Cl₂ in presence of sunlight?

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In presence of sunlight, all the hydrogen atoms of ether are substituted by chlorine atoms.The reaction is as follows:
$C_{2} H_{5} O C_{2} H_{5} + 10 C l_{2} \overset{s u n l i g h t}{\to} C_{2} C l_{5} O C_{2} C l_{5} P e r c h l o r o d i e t h y l e t h e r$

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