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Grade upto college level Inorganic Chemistry

Thionyl chloride can be synthesized by chlorinating SO2 using PCI5. Thionyl chloride is used to prepare anhydrous ferric chloride starting from its hexahydrated salt. Alternatively, the anhydrous ferric chloride can also be prepared from its hexahydrated salt by treating with 2, 2 – dimethoxypropane. Discuss all this using balanced chemical equations.

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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12 Years ago
SOP2 + PCI5 → SOCI2 + POCI3
Thionyl chloride
FeCI3 6H2O + 6SOCI2 → FeCI3 + 12HCI + 6SO2
FeCI3 6H2O + 6CH3 – C(OCH3)2 – CH3 → FeCI3 + 12CH3OH + 6CH3COOH3
26. 7H3PO4 + Ca5(PO4)3 F → 5Ca(H2PO4)2 + HF
Triple superphosphate