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Chloral is produced commercially by the chlorination of acetaldehyde in the presence of hydrochloric acid, producing chloral hydrate. Ethanol can also be used as a feedstock. This reaction is catalyzed by antimony trichloride: H 3 CCHO + 3 Cl 2 + H 2 O → Cl 3 CCH(OH) 2 + 3 HCl. The chloral hydrate is distilled from the reaction mixture.
Chloral hydrate is a geminal diol with the formula Cl 3 C−CH(OH) 2. It was first used as a sedative and hypnotic in Germany in the 1870s. Over time it was replaced by safer and more effective alternatives but it remained in usage in the United States until at least the 1970s. [ 4 ]
Melzer's reagent is an aqueous solution of chloral hydrate, potassium iodide, and iodine.Depending on the formulation, it consists of approximately 2.50-3.75% potassium iodide and 0.75–1.25% iodine, with the remainder of the solution being 50% water and 50% chloral hydrate.
Another example is chloral hydrate, CCl 3 −CH(OH) 2, which can be formed by reaction of water with chloral, CCl 3 −CH=O. Many organic molecules, as well as inorganic molecules, form crystals that incorporate water into the crystalline structure without chemical alteration of the organic molecule (water of crystallization).
The initial overall reaction produces hydroxide and also hydrogen and chlorine gases: [8] 2 NaCl + 2 H 2 O → 2 NaOH + H 2 + Cl 2. Without a membrane, the OH − ions produced at the cathode are free to diffuse throughout the electrolyte.
Contrary to popular belief, the distinctive "chlorine aroma" associated with swimming pools is not the result of elemental chlorine itself, but of chloramine, a chemical compound produced by the reaction of free dissolved chlorine with amines in organic substances including those in urine and sweat. [101]
The reaction of the CFCs which is responsible for the depletion of ozone, is the photo-induced scission of a C-Cl bond: [10] CCl 3 F → CCl 2 F . + Cl . The chlorine atom, written often as Cl . , behaves very differently from the chlorine molecule (Cl 2 ).
Similarly, the conversion of chloral (Cl 3 C)HC =O to chloral hydrate is strongly favored by influence of the trichloromethyl group . In some cases, such as decahydroxycyclopentane and dodecahydroxycyclohexane , the geminal diol is stable while the corresponding ketone is not.