Die Reaktion des weißen Phosphors mit Tetrachlorkohlenstoff unter dem Einfluß von Y-Strahlung, Licht und Wärme

Abstract

Red phosphorus, phosphorus trichloride, trichloromethylphosphorus dichloride, hexachloroethane and a polymer consisting of carbon and chlorine are formed when solutions of white phosphorus in carbon tetrachloride are exposed to γ-radiation. Red phosphorus is the main product at room temperature. However, its yield rapidly decreases at higher temperatures and the yields of the low molecular weight products strongly increases. Typical G-values: The formation of the products PCl₃ and CCl₃PCl₂ occurs by a chain reaction between phosphorus and carbon tetrachloride. A mechanism is proposed in which free radicals from the radiolysis of carbon tetrachloride attach the dissolved white phosphorus. The propagation of the chain is caused by chlorine transfer from carbon tetrachloride to partly trichloroalkylated or chlorinated phosphorus chains or rings. The activation energy of this transfer is found to be equal to 8.2 kcal/mole. This reaction with carbon tetrachloride is favored at high temperature while the competing process of the combination of those intermediate phosphorus chains and rings to give red phosphorus prodominates at low temperature. The red phosphorus formed contains one CCl₃ group per 7 atoms of phosphorus. It was possible to synthesize trichloromethylphosphorus dichloride, trichloromethylphosphorus tetrachloride and trichloromethylphosphorus dibromide by treating the red phosphorus with chlorine or bromine, respectively. The thermal reaction between phosphorus and carbon tetrachloride also leads to PCl₃ and CCl₃PCl₂ (ratio 1:3). Small amounts of red phosphorus and C₂Cl₆ could be traced too. The activation energy of the thermal reaction amounts to 22.2 kcal/moles. The photo reaction (visible light) leads to the same products. However, red phosphorus still is the main product at 100°C.