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Title: Can benzene be made HCl?
Post by: joe955 on February 28, 2009, 03:34:54 AM

Can benzene be made HCl? If so how is this done?

Title: Re: Can benzene be made HCl?
Post by: nj_bartel on February 28, 2009, 04:13:23 AM

Are you asking if you can convert benzene into hydrochloric acid?

Title: Re: Can benzene be made HCl?
Post by: lutesium on March 01, 2009, 11:03:26 AM

I think that he is asking if we can make Benzene HCl (the HCl salt of Benzene) Its impossible because only amines (molecules containing a N -nitrogen group-) can be made HCl salts if they aren't made they're called freebases!!!

Hope this helps!!!


Lutesium...

Title: Re: Can benzene be made HCl?
Post by: sjb on March 01, 2009, 11:32:32 AM

Quote from: lutesium on March 01, 2009, 11:03:26 AM

I think that he is asking if we can make Benzene HCl (the HCl salt of Benzene) Its impossible because only amines (molecules containing a N -nitrogen group-) can be made HCl salts if they aren't made they're called freebases!!!

Hope this helps!!!


Lutesium...

Well, if that (freebase / salt) is the rationale, then what about phosphines etc? (Yes, I know this is not directly linked to the question, but formation of salts is not just limited to amines in organic chemistry)

Title: Re: Can benzene be made HCl?
Post by: lutesium on March 01, 2009, 11:40:00 AM

Pardon me I didn't know that info thanks for sharing!!!