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Ethylene glycol reacts with formaldehyde to give dioxolane and water. However, the product is an acetal which is hydrolysed back to the products and it is soluble in water.

Dioxolane is isolated by solvent extraction.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
  +  
HCHO
  +  
H+
         
  +  
H2O
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Ethylene glycol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Formaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Proton Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
1,3-Oxolane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Cyclisation
Dehydration
Industrial Process: Organic

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