Thionyl chloride

The chloride thionyl , or more exactly dichloride of thionyl has for rough Formule S O Cl 2, and has as a molar mass 118.97 g.mol-1.

Synthesis

The majority of the industrial syntheses of thionyl chloride use the reaction between the Trioxyde of sulfur and the Chlorure of sulfur.

SO3 + SCl2 SOCl2 + SO2

Among the other methods, one can quote:

(A) SO2 + PCl5 SOCl2 + POCl3

(b) SO2 + Cl2 + SCl2 → 2 SOCl2

(c) SO3 + Cl2 + 2 SCl2 → 3 SOCl2

The reaction (A) also has as a product of the Oxychlorure of phosphorus, which resembles thionyl chloride much in many reactions.

Use

The principal use of thionyl chloride is in reagent of chlorination. It in particular makes it possible to transform the alcohol S into chlorides alkyl, according to the equation:
ROH + SOCl2 → RCl + SO2 + HCl

In the same way, the carboxylic acid are transformed into chlorides acyle:

RCO2H + SOCl2 → RCOCl + SO2 + HCl

See too

External bonds

  • international Card of chemical safety

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