2. Chlorine chlorination
The use of chlorine as a chlorinating agent is the most widely used technique.
Chlorinated aliphatic compounds are formed by reaction:
or substitution of a radical and, more generally, of a hydrogen atom bonded to the carbon atom, with underproduction of hydrochloric acid in the latter case:
or addition to compounds with double or triple carbon-carbon bonds without by-product formation:
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