Author:
Malhotra KC,Mehrotra G,Mahajan VP,Chaudhry SC
Abstract
Tetrachlorides of tin,
titanium, zirconium, thorium and silicon form compounds of composition SnCl2(CHCl2COO)2,
Ti(CHCl2COO)4, Zr(CHCl2COO)4,
Th(CHCl2COO)4 and Si2O(CHCl2COO)6
when refluxed with excess of dichloroacetic acid. From i.r.,
molecular weight and conductance studies, their structures have been
elucidated. Their Lewis acid character is established by isolating and
characterizing their adducts with organic tertiary bases. Antimony
pentachloride, aluminium trichloride and iron(III) trichloride form compounds
of composition SbCl2(CHCl2COO)3, Al(CHCl2COO)3
and FeCl(CHCl2COO)2 when
refluxed with excess of the solvent and these have been characterized by i.r.
studies.