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  4. In the preparation of ethyl chloride by Grooves’ method, CH2 CH2OH + HCl xrightarrow textAnhyd.ZnCl2 CH2CH2Cl + H2O the main reason for using anhydrous ZnCl2 as catalyst is that

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Q. In the preparation of ethyl chloride by Grooves’ method, $CH_2 CH_2OH + HCl \xrightarrow{\text{Anhyd}.ZnCl_2} CH_2CH_2Cl + H_2O$ the main reason for using anhydrous $ZnCl_2$ as catalyst is that

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$ZnCl_2$ being a Lewis acid coordinates with the $O$ atom of $C_2H_5OH$.