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Sulfur dichloride
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Names
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IUPAC name
- Dichlorosulfane
- Sulfur dichloride
- Sulfur(II) chloride
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Other names
- Chloro thiohypobromite
- Dichloro sulfide
- Sulphur chloride
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Identifiers
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ChemSpider
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ECHA InfoCard
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100.031.014
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EC Number
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RTECS number
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UNII
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UN number
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1828
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InChI=1S/Cl2S/c1-3-2
Key: FWMUJAIKEJWSSY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1/Cl2S/c1-3-2
Key: FWMUJAIKEJWSSY-UHFFFAOYAS
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Properties
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SCl
2
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Molar mass
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102.96
g·mol
?1
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Appearance
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Cherry-red liquid
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Odor
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Pungent
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Density
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1.621 g/cm
3
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Melting point
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?121.0 °C (?185.8 °F; 152.2 K)
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Boiling point
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59 °C (138 °F; 332 K) (decomposes)
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Insoluble, reacts slowly
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?49.4·10
?6
cm
3
/mol
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1.5570
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Structure
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C
2v
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Bent
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Hazards
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GHS
labelling
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Danger
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H314
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H335
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H400
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P260
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P261
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P264
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P271
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P273
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P280
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P301+P330+P331
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P303+P361+P353
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P304+P340
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P305+P351+P338
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P310
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P312
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P321
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P363
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P391
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P403+P233
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P405
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P501
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NFPA 704
(fire diamond)
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234 °C (453 °F; 507 K)
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Safety data sheet
(SDS)
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ICSC 1661
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Related compounds
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Related
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Related compounds
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state
(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chemical compound
Sulfur dichloride
is the
chemical compound
with the
formula
SCl
2
. This cherry-red liquid is the simplest sulfur chloride and one of the most common, and it is used as a precursor to
organosulfur
compounds. It is a highly corrosive and toxic substance, and it reacts on contact with water to form chlorine-containing acids.
Chlorination of sulfur
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edit
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SCl
2
is produced by the chlorination of either elemental
sulfur
or
disulfur dichloride
.
[1]
The process occurs in a series of steps, some of which are:
- S
8
+ 4 Cl
2
→ 4 S
2
Cl
2
;
ΔH
= ?58.2 kJ/mol
- S
2
Cl
2
+ Cl
2
↔ 2 SCl
2
;
ΔH
= ?40.6 kJ/mol
The addition of
Cl
2
to
S
2
Cl
2
has been proposed to proceed via a
mixed valence
intermediate
Cl
3
S?SCl
.
SCl
2
undergoes even further chlorination to give
SCl
4
, but this species is unstable at near room temperature. It is likely that several
S
n
Cl
2
exist where
n
> 2.
Disulfur dichloride
,
S
2
Cl
2
, is the most common impurity in
SCl
2
. Separation of
SCl
2
from
S
2
Cl
2
is possible via distillation with
PCl
3
to form an
azeotrope
of 99% purity, however sulfur dichloride loses chlorine slowly at room temperature and reverts to disulfur dichloride. Pure samples may be stored in sealed glass
ampules
which develop a slight positive pressure of chlorine, halting the decomposition.
Use of
SCl
2
in chemical synthesis
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SCl
2
is used in
organic synthesis
. It adds to
alkenes
to give chloride-substituted thioethers. Illustrative is its addition to
1,5-cyclooctadiene
to give a bicyclic
thioether
[2]
A well tested method for the production of the
mustard gas
bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide
, is the addition of ethylene to sulfur dichloride:
[3]
- SCl
2
+ 2 C
2
H
4
→ (ClC
2
H
4
)
2
S
SCl
2
is also a precursor to several inorganic sulfur compounds. Treatment with fluoride salts gives
SF
4
via the decomposition of the intermediate
sulfur difluoride
. With
H
2
S
,
SCl
2
reacts to give "lower" sulfanes such as
S
3
H
2
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Reaction with ammonia affords sulfur nitrides related to
S
4
N
4
. Treatment of
SCl
2
with primary amines gives
sulfur diimides
. One example is di-
t
-butylsulfurdiimide.
[4]
Safety considerations
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SCl
2
hydrolyzes
with release of
HCl
. Old samples contain
Cl
2
.
[
citation needed
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References
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- ^
F. Feher "Dichloromonosulfane" in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Edited by G. Brauer, Academic Press, 1963, NY. Vol. 1. p. 370.
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Bishop, Roger (1992).
"9-Thiabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-2,6-dione"
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Organic Syntheses
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70
: 120
;
Collected Volumes
, vol. 9, p. 692
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R. J. Cremlyn “An Introduction to Organosulfur Chemistry” John Wiley and Sons: Chichester (1996).
ISBN
0-471-95512-4
.
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Kresze, G.; Wucherpfennig, W. (1967). "New Methods of Preparative Organic Chemistry V: Organic Syntheses with Imides of Sulfur Dioxide".
Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
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6
(2): 149?167.
doi
:
10.1002/anie.196701491
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PMID
4962859
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Salts and covalent derivatives of the
chloride
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