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Epichlorohydrin is hydrolysed to glycerol in two steps: opening of the epoxide and the nucleophilic substitution of chloride.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

  +  
H2O
  +  
NaOH
         
  +  
NaCl
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Epichlorohydrin     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium hydroxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Glycerol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Hydrolysis
Industrial Process: Organic
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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