Chemistry:Trisulfuryl chloride

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Trisulfuryl chloride
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Bis(chlorosulfonyl) sulfate
Other names
Trisulfuryl dichloride, sulfuric bischloridosulfuric acid dianhydride, [(chlorosulfonyl)oxy]sulfonyl sulfurochloridate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
Cl2O8S3
Molar mass 295.07 g·mol−1
Appearance liquid
reacts with water
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Trisulfuryl chloride is an inorganic compound of chlorine, oxygen, and sulfur with the chemical formula S
3
O
8
Cl
2
.[1]

Synthesis

Trisulfuryl chloride is obtained from sulfur trioxide and carbon tetrachloride at 80 °C:[2][3]

3SO
3
+ CCl
4
→ S
3
O
8
Cl
2
+ OCCl
2

Properties

The compound decomposes to disulfuryl chloride and SO
3
when heated to 116 °C:[2]

S
3
O
8
Cl
2
→ S
2
O
5
Cl
2
+ SO
3

It fumes in air and hydrolizes slowly in cold water. It is insoluble in concentrated H
2
SO
4
.[4]

See also

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