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How is the following conversion effected ?
Ethyl alcohol `rarr` Ethylene glycol

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`CH_(3)CH_(2)OH overset(Al_(2)O_(3))underset(620K)rarr CH_(2)=CH_(2)underset(underset("(Bayer.s reagent)")(KMnO_(4)))overset("cold alkaline")rarr`
`underset(OH)underset("| ")(CH_(2))-underset(OH)underset("| ")(CH_(2))`
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