Sulfur tetrachloride

Structural formula
General
Surname	Sulfur tetrachloride
other names	Sulfur (IV) chloride
Molecular formula	SCl 4
Brief description	Not stable at room temperature
External identifiers / databases
ECHA InfoCard	100.149.178
PubChem	13932016
Wikidata	Q416656
properties
Molar mass	173.88 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly below −31 ° C
Melting point	−31 ° C
boiling point	Decomposition from −15 ° C, only stable below −20 ° C
solubility	Decomposes in water
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 314-400
	EUH: 014
	P: ?
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Sulfur tetrachloride is a chemical compound from the group of inorganic sulfur compounds and chlorides .

Extraction and presentation

Sulfur tetrachloride is made by the direct chlorination of sulfur with chlorine .

{\ displaystyle \ mathrm {S + 2 \ Cl_ {2} \ longrightarrow SCl_ {4}}}

properties

Sulfur tetrachloride is only stable in the solid state and down to below −20 ° C, above it it decomposes, producing chlorine and sulfur dichloride . In the solid state, it is a white, finely powdered substance. In the interval down to −20 ° C it melts with simultaneous decomposition. With water it hydrolyzes to form hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide .

Web links

Preparation and use of sulfur tetrachloride derivatives

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Entry on sulfur tetrachloride in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 22, 2019(JavaScript required) .
↑ Entry on sulfur tetrachloride in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on February 1, 2016. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .
↑ ^a ^b Georg Brauer: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry .
^ AF Holleman , E. Wiberg , N. Wiberg : Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry . 101st edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-11-012641-9 .

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Entry on sulfur tetrachloride in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 22, 2019(JavaScript required) .

[CLP_100.149.178-2] Entry on sulfur tetrachloride in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on February 1, 2016. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .

[brauer-3] Georg Brauer: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry .

[4] AF Holleman , E. Wiberg , N. Wiberg : Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry . 101st edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-11-012641-9 .