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Ethanol reacts with two moles of ethylene oxide to produce 2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethanol.

The reaction proceeds via a series of nucleophilic substitution (ring opening) steps and is a polymerisation.
CH3CH2OH
  +  
2
         
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Ethanol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
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2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethanol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Polymerisation
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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