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Phosphorus oxychloride to phosphorus trichloride

rocketman - 14-11-2017 at 22:00

Is there an easy way to change Phosphorus oxychloride to phosphorus trichloride?

Aqua-regia - 14-11-2017 at 23:57

Hard job. The valency changing and to removing the oxygen ist practically inpossibl under normal circumstancies. If even exist a super reductant for it, your desired PCl3 will be extremly expensive. Follow the old route: Chlorinate red phosphorus with chlorine.