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Will it dissolve?

ChemistryGhost - 11-10-2012 at 17:13

I think 1,1-difluoroethane is nonpolar and chlorine is nonpolar as well. Will chlorine gas dissolve in liquefied 1,1-difluoroethane? Will liquid chlorine dissolve in liquefied 1,1-difluoroethane? if it does, 95% aqueous ethanol should dissolve both.
Will the chloride dissolve in 1,1-difluoroethane without reacting with it?
Supercool temperatures! :cool:

[Edited on 12-10-2012 by ChemistryGhost]

weiming1998 - 12-10-2012 at 00:25

Quote: Originally posted by ChemistryGhost  
I think 1,1-difluoroethane is nonpolar and chlorine is nonpolar as well. Will chlorine gas dissolve in liquefied 1,1-difluoroethane? Will liquid chlorine dissolve in liquefied 1,1-difluoroethane? if it does, 95% aqueous ethanol should dissolve both.
Will the chloride dissolve in 1,1-difluoroethane without reacting with it?
Supercool temperatures! :cool:

[Edited on 12-10-2012 by ChemistryGhost]


Indeed, it is likely that liquid chlorine is miscible in 1,1-Difluoroethane, but what's the point? You cannot dissolve both in ethanol, as Cl2 reacts with ethanol. 1,1-Difluoroethane boils at -25 degrees Celsius, while Cl2 boils at -34 degrees, just 9 degrees cooler than the boiling point of 1,1-Difluoroethane. If you can get that to liquefy, you can get the chlorine itself to liquefy.

[Edited on 12-10-2012 by weiming1998]

ChemistryGhost - 13-10-2012 at 10:33

Cl2 reaction with chloride is ethylchloride(chloroethane). Does it just happen without the grignard reagent magnesium? If it does, it's a really violent reaction. Like chlorine reacting in hydrogen oxide(H2O, water) to get HCl. Ethyl chloride is useful for grignard reactions.
It's dissolving chlorine gas in liquid -50 celsius 1,1-difluoroethane to make a less corrosive solution rather than pure liquid chlorine.
To the ghostmobile!


[Edited on 13-10-2012 by ChemistryGhost]

weiming1998 - 13-10-2012 at 16:35

Quote: Originally posted by ChemistryGhost  
Cl2 reaction with chloride is ethylchloride(chloroethane). Does it just happen without the grignard reagent magnesium? If it does, it's a really violent reaction. Like chlorine reacting in hydrogen oxide(H2O, water) to get HCl. Ethyl chloride is useful for grignard reactions.
It's dissolving chlorine gas in liquid -50 celsius 1,1-difluoroethane to make a less corrosive solution rather than pure liquid chlorine.
To the ghostmobile!


[Edited on 13-10-2012 by ChemistryGhost]


Nope. Ethanol reacts with chlorine to produce chloral/hydrate, which is a chlorinated aldehyde, due to the oxidizing nature of chlorine. It's not violent but it is probably exothermic and will destroy your chlorine.

I guess it's ok to dilute the chlorine with the 1,1-Difluoroethane at low temperatures.