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Title: Conversion of S2Cl2 to S3Cl2 and S4Cl2
Post by: awais on October 11, 2006, 04:38:10 AM

Dear Friends
I am looking for some method to convert S2Cl2 to S3Cl2 and S4Cl2. I need help from you people. If there is some method, please let me inform.

Thanks and nice day :)

Title: Re: Conversion of S2Cl2 to S3Cl2 and S4Cl2
Post by: AWK on October 11, 2006, 05:45:51 AM

S2Cl2 (this is not pure compound, it always contains SCl2) dissolve sulfur and form a mixture of SxCl2 with x up to 100. Obtaining pure S3Cl2 or S4Cl2 needs more specific metods.
Search Gmelin for details.

Title: Re: Conversion of S2Cl2 to S3Cl2 and S4Cl2
Post by: awais on October 11, 2006, 06:38:29 AM

Yes thanks. would sulfur be soulble in SCl2? I want to try one reaction with S3Cl2, which i already did with S2Cl2, now i want to add more sulfur atom in that chain. Should i take S2Cl2 in some solvent and add sulfur?
I don't have acess to gmelin ???

Title: Re: Conversion of S2Cl2 to S3Cl2 and S4Cl2
Post by: AWK on October 11, 2006, 06:48:43 AM

Pure SCl2 (freshly prepared) reacts with liqud H2S to form SxCl2 with x odd, hence this way you can prepare S3Cl2.

Title: Re: Conversion of S2Cl2 to S3Cl2 and S4Cl2
Post by: awais on October 11, 2006, 10:59:58 AM

Thanks AWK
I started with S2Cl2 and sulfur in equimolar quantities. I don't have SCl2, and i think you can buy only S2Cl2 commercially. OR S2Cl2 is converted to SCl2. Well, if I react the sulfur and S2Cl2, then should i do distillation if there is mixture of products?