How to produce Vinyl chloride and Styrene? (1 Viewer)

[Bobbo1]

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[jbrunero]

Vinyl chloride is made from decomposition of ethylene dichloride but I don't think we need to know it.

 

[brettymaccc]

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We don't need to know it.

 

[jbrunero]

You're right.... the syllabus only says:

• identify the following as commercially significant monomers:
- vinyl chloride - styrene
by both their systematic and common names


• describe the uses of the polymers made from the above monomers in terms of their properties

Sweeeetttt

 

[b3kh1t]

The ethylene is heated to 150 degrees celsius, with chlorine and oxygen, and in the presence of a copper chloride catalyst.

 

[Bobbo1]

yeh i was thinking it wasnt in the syllabus but would the reaction be: 2C2H4 + Cl2 --> 2C2H3Cl + H2???

 

[b3kh1t]

yeh i was thinking it wasnt in the syllabus but would the reaction be: 2C2H4 + Cl2 --> 2C2H3Cl + H2???

nah like I said there is oxygen present and water is the by product. 4C2H4+2Cl2+O2 ----> 4C2H3Cl + 2H2O