Analyses, CaCl2 products

The free iodine can readily he washed out, but CaCl2 can be removed only incompletely because all the solvents for this substance react with silicon chloride. The reaction will take place quantitatively only if the starting CaSi2 has been finely ground under inert gas or in a solvent. Grinding in air leads to partial oxidation and the reaction remains incomplete. Silicon monochloride prepared in this way is a yellow scaly product whose analysis indicates the exact 1 1 silicon to chlorine ratio. The quantity of hydrogen liberated in alkaline medium is also consistent with the three Si-Si bonds per silicon atom required for the layer structure. 

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