CS2 (l) + 3 Cl2 (g) CCl4 (l) + S2Cl2 (l)

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

2 S-II - 6 e- 2 SI (oxidation)

6 Cl0 + 6 e- 6 Cl-I (reduction)

CS2 is a reducing agent, Cl2 is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

  • CS2Methanedithione source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Carbon disulfide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Carbon bisulfide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Carbon disulphide source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Colorless liquid | Impure: light-yellow source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Colourless liquid with characteristic odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Colorless to faint-yellow liquid with a sweet ether-like odor. [Note: Reagent grades are foul smelling.] 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:

  • CCl4Carbon tetrachloride, Tetrachloromethane source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Carbon tetrachloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Benziform source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Benzinoform source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: Colourless liquid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Colourless liquid with characteristic odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Colorless liquid with a characteristic ether-like odor. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • S2Cl2Disulfur dichloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Dichlorodisulfane source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Bis[chloridosulfur](S–S) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Sulfur monochloride source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Dimeric sulfenic chloride source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Light-amber to yellow-red, oily liquid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Light-amber-to-yellowish-red oily fuming liquid with pungent odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Light-amber to yellow-red, oily liquid with a pungent, nauseating, irritating odor. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02