Reactivity Dependence on the Crystalline State. Reaction of Gaseous Chlorine on Solid Phenols

Abstract Reaction of gaseous chlorine on powders of 3, 5-dichlorophenol (A), 2, 6-dimethylolphenol (B), 1: 1 molecular compound between A and B (C) and the mixture of equimolar amounts of powders of A and B (D) is studied under different experimental conditions. When the molecules are engaged in the compound C, the reactivity of the least reactive molecules (A) decreases while the reactivity of the most reactive molecules (B) increases. An attempt is made to interpret the results from the crystalline structures of A, B and C.