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Which would be the reaction when glycerol is added in a water solution of CaCl2?If CaCl2 + H2O would give HCl + Ca(OH)2 ... what would happen when glycerol is added?
Can not be nothing... there must be any reaction... whatever
Quote from: selis on April 06, 2012, 10:01:02 AMCan not be nothing... there must be any reaction... whatever Why must there be a reaction?What do you think happens?Try balancing your reaction equation:
Quote from: discodermolide on April 06, 2012, 10:26:30 AMQuote from: selis on April 06, 2012, 10:01:02 AMCan not be nothing... there must be any reaction... whatever Why must there be a reaction?What do you think happens?Try balancing your reaction equation:Speculative: if the HCl protonates one of the terminal alcohols then water will eliminate to give an enol, which will tautomerise to the corresponding ketone.This constitutes an oxidation!You do not have oxidizing conditions, therefore I repeat nothing will happen upon adding glycerol.CaCl2 + 2H2O = 2HCl + Ca(OH)2 what when HOCH2-CHOH-CH2OH is added to that 2HCl + Ca(OH)2 maybe Cl from HCl will react with OH from glycrol or something like that or maybe not
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