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Electrophilic chlorination (no chlorine :-( )

Zombiekitten - 22-6-2008 at 14:13

sadly i cannot use chlorine but i need chlorobenzene alternatives?

Klute - 22-6-2008 at 14:35

SO2Cl2 can substitute Cl2 in sevral cases, but I doubt you cna us eit if you can't use chlorine!

Why can't you use chlorine? Inadequate ventilation/setup?

Zombiekitten - 22-6-2008 at 15:26

sadly yes.:(
is there a replacement like N-Bromosuccinimide for chlorine?

[Edited on 22-6-08 by Zombiekitten]

Sauron - 22-6-2008 at 15:36

There are a number of N-chloroimines.

trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA)

N-chlorosuccinimide

Various chlorine bearing hydantoins

But if you can get these why can't you get chlorobenzene?

If your lab is inadequate for chlorine, is it adequate for chlorination of benzene with any reagent?

This whole proposition seems riddled with non sequiturs.

Zombiekitten - 22-6-2008 at 16:39

the great outdoors is my fume hood:D,
It is more the corrosive part then the poisonous part for me:o.

woelen - 22-6-2008 at 22:53

TCCA & Co. also are quite corrosive. Glass and many plastics are not attacked, but metals definitely are.

Axt - 22-6-2008 at 23:20

I've posted the chlorination of benzene with TCCA, no (well, little) release of Cl2, very simple.

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