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1,2-Dichloroethane is converted into tetrachloroethene by a series of HCl elimination and Cl2 addition reactions.

The reaction proceeds via CHCl=CCl2, which can be produced depending upon the stoichiometry.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

CH2ClCH2Cl
  +  
3
Cl2
         
Cl2C=CCl2
  +  
4
HCl
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1,2-Dichloroethane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Chlorine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Tetrachloroethylene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition
Elimination
Industrial Process: Organic

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