Sulfur tetrachloride
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Sulfur tetrachloride is an inorganic compound
with chemical formula
SCl4. It is an unstable pale yellow solid, decomposing to sulfur dichloride
and chlorine at temperatures above 242K. It is obtained by treating sulfur dichloride
s with chlorine
at 193K:
Its structure is uncertain. It is probably the salt SCl3+Cl-, since related salts are known.
Inorganic compound
Inorganic compounds have traditionally been considered to be of inanimate, non-biological origin. In contrast, organic compounds have an explicit biological origin. However, over the past century, the classification of inorganic vs organic compounds has become less important to scientists,...
with chemical formula
Chemical formula
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SCl4. It is an unstable pale yellow solid, decomposing to sulfur dichloride
Sulfur dichloride
Sulfur dichloride is the chemical compound with the formula SCl2. This cherry-red liquid is the simplest sulfur chloride and one of the most common. It is used as a precursor to organosulfur compounds.-Chlorination of sulfur:...
and chlorine at temperatures above 242K. It is obtained by treating sulfur dichloride
Sulfur dichloride
Sulfur dichloride is the chemical compound with the formula SCl2. This cherry-red liquid is the simplest sulfur chloride and one of the most common. It is used as a precursor to organosulfur compounds.-Chlorination of sulfur:...
s with chlorine
Chlorine
Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. It is the second lightest halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. The element forms diatomic molecules under standard conditions, called dichlorine...
at 193K:
Its structure is uncertain. It is probably the salt SCl3+Cl-, since related salts are known.