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What ha0pens when alcohol reacts with hcl and zinc chloride?

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Lucas' reagent is a solution of zinc chloridein concentrated hydrochloric ACID, used to classify alcohols of low molecular weight. The reaction of alcohol with HCl involves a NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION reaction, which RESULTS in the formation of chloroalkans. ... ZnCl2 acts as a catalyst in this reaction.



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