Al2O3 (s) + 3 C (s) + 3 Cl2 (g) 2 AlCl3 (aq) + 3 CO (g)

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

3 C0 - 6 e- 3 CII (oxidation)

6 Cl0 + 6 e- 6 Cl-I (reduction)

C is a reducing agent, Cl2 is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

  • Al2O3
    • Names: Aluminium oxide (Aluminum oxide) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Aluminum oxide source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Aluminium oxide source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; White powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; White, odorless, crystalline powder. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • C
    • Names: Carbon black source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Acetylene black source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Channel black source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Odourless black pellets or extremely fine powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Black, odorless solid. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • Cl2
    • Names: Chlorine source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Molecular chlorine source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Greenish-yellow compressed liquefied gas with pungent odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Greenish-yellow gas with a pungent, irritating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.] source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02

Products:

  • AlCl3Aluminium chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Aluminium(III) chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Aluminum trichloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Aluminum chloride source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White or pale yellow solid | hygroscopic source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Colourless-to-white powder. turns grey-to-yellow on exposure to moisture source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • COCarbon monoxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Carbon monooxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Carbonous oxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Carbon(II) oxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Colorless gas source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Odourless tasteless colourless compressed gas source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Colorless, odorless gas. [Note: Shipped as a nonliquefied or liquefied compressed gas.] source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02