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Mechanism for SOCl2 Formation ??
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Geosmitty:
I've been working on a problem and I seem to be stumped. Here is how it is worded. The compounds SO2 and SOCl2 undergo an exchange of radioactive labeled sulfur. The exchange reaction is catalyzed by Cl- and by SbCl5. Write mechanisms for both reactions.
I think it has to do with acid/base metathesis, but have not found a solid mechanism showing exchange. Any advice?
AgG:
what sort of effect is Cl- going to have on SO2?
Geosmitty:
That's where I am stuck. I'm not sure. The problem just says that it is catalyzed. It seems like a simple problem, but I don't see how the radioactive S is exchanged.
AgG:
Perhaps Cl- reacts with SO2 which then reacts w/ SOCl2?
Geosmitty:
Thanks AgG. I think I figured it out. The instructor gave a better explanation of what he wanted. I believe the reactions that cause the exchange of the marked S are:
SCl2 + SO3 --> SO2 + SOCl2
Then use theSO2 product to react with SbCl5 to get:
SO2 +SbCl5 --> SOCl2 + SbCl3
It wasn't as "in depth" as I originally thought.
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