CH2Cl2 + F2 → CH2F2 + Cl2

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

2 F0 + 2 e- → 2 F-I (reduction)

2 Cl-I - 2 e- → 2 Cl0 (oxidation)

F2 is an oxidizing agent, CH2Cl2 is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

  • CH2Cl2 – Dichloromethane source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Methylene chloride; Methylene dichloride; Solmethine; Narkotil; Solaesthin; Di-clo; Refrigerant-30; Freon-30; R-30; DCM; MDC source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Methylene chloride source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Methylene dichloride source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Colorless liquid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Very volatile colourless liquid with characteristic odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Colorless liquid with a chloroform-like odor. [Note: A gas above 104°F.] source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • F2
    • Names: Fluorine source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Fluorine-19 source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Yellow compressed gas with pungent odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Pale-yellow to greenish gas with a pungent, irritating odor. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02

Products:

  • CH2F2
    • Names: Difluoromethane source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Methylene difluoride source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, HFC-32 source: wikidata, 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