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This reaction is the first step in the chlorohydrin process for the production of ethylene glycol.

L. Kniel, O. Winter and K. Stork, Ethylene: Keystone to the Petrochemical Industry
H2C=CH2
  +  
HClO
         
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition
Addition: Electrophilic Protonation
Ethylene the Petrochemical Building Block
Industrial Process: Organic
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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