MHT CET Chemistry question

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Which of the following substance is consumed and regenerated during the preparation of terylene?

(A)Adipic acid
(B)Methyl alcohol
(C)Ethylene glycolCorrect
(D)Propylene glycol

Answer: (C)

Solution

In terylene manufacture DMT reacts with ethylene glycol to form the bis-hydroxyethyl ester (releasing methanol), and during polymerisation ethylene glycol is

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