Appearance Liquid Thionyl Chloride, Cas no 7719-09-7, Packaging Type Drum

Thionyl chloride is a non-organic substance represented through the use of chemicals formula socl2. This product is a moderately volatile colourless fluid containing an unpleasant acrid odour. Thionyl chloride is primarily utilized as a chlorinating reagent, With approximately 45, 000 tons per year being produced during the early 1990s. It contains harmful substances and will react violently with water to produce toxic gases, Additionally, It serves as listed as a schedule 3 compound as it may be employed in the creation of chemical weapons. Thionyl chloride is sometimes confused with sulfuryl chloride, So2cl2, But the properties of these compounds differ significantly. Sulfuryl chloride is a source of chlorine whereas thionyl chloride is a source of chloride ions.