Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 211
Question: Which of the following is industrially prepared by passing ethylene into hypochlorous acid
[BHU 2004]
Options:
A) Ethylene glycol
B) Ethylene oxide
C) Ethylene dinitrate
D) Ethane
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ \underset{Ethylene}{\mathop{H_2C=CH_2}}+\underset{(hypochlorous)}{\mathop{HOCl}}\to \underset{\text{Ethylene chlorohydrine}}{\mathop{H_2\underset{Cl}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{C}}-}}CH_2OH}} $
$ \xrightarrow{[NaHCO_3]}\underset{\text{(Ethylene glycol)}}{\mathop{H_2\underset{OH}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{C}}-}}\underset{OH\ }{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{C}}H_2}}}}+NaCl+CO_2 $
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