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How diethyl ether reacts with
`Cl_(2)`

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`underset("Diethyl ether")(C_2H_5-O-C_2H_5)+Cl_5overset("Dark")rarrCH_3-underset(Cl)underset(|)(CH)-O-CH_2-CH_3`
However in the presence of light all the hydrogen are replaced by chloride
`CH_3-CH_2-O-CH_2-CH_3+5Cl_2rarr"CCl"_2 -"CCl"_2-O-"CCl"_2-"CCl"_3`
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