Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 26

Question: With anhydrous zinc chloride, ethylene glycol gives

[MP PMT 2004]

Options:

A) Formaldehyde

B) Acetylene

C) Acetaldehyde

D) Acetone

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ \underset{CH_2OH}{\overset{CH_2OH}{\mathop{|\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }}}\underset{-H_2O}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{anh\text{. }ZnCl_2}}}\underset{Acetaldehyde}{\mathop{CH_3CHO}} $