Alcohols Advanced 8. Reacting Ethanol & Thionyl Chloride

This video looks at the reaction of ethanol with thionyl chloride (SOCl2). Thiony chloride is an excellent chlorinating agent, substituting the OH group of the ethanol with a Cl atom, to form chloroethane (an alkyl halide). It is a dangerous chemical to work with, producing both acidic fumes of HCl and highly poisonous sulfur dioxide in its reaction with water vapour and other OH bearing molecules such as alcohols and carboxylic acids. There are accompanying videos that look at the reactions of alcohols and carboxylic acids with phosphorus pentachloride and thionyl chloride (SOCl2).

[@roshangaul45]

chemistry is so fun

[@funlad2991]

Darzens reaction?

[@k.parthiv1562]

Yes

[@5thDragonDreamCaster]

And that Chloroethane has a boiling point of 54 degrees Fahrenheit..

[@lorenzero]

why don't you use droplet?

[@KowboyUSA]

Is it just my eyes, or the video, or does your 99.5% ethanol have an almost hazy whiteness in appearance? In the video the SOCl2 appears more clear on my computer's display.