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How is feron prepared?
Discuss freon preparation.
Describe the preparation of the following compound:
Freon
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Solution
Freons are usually prepared by halogen exchange reactions, where chlorine atoms in a hydrocarbon (like carbon tetrachloride) are partially replaced by fluorine atoms using hydrogen fluoride (HF) in the presence of a catalyst such as antimony pentachloride (SbCl5).
\[\ce{\underset{tetrachloride}{\underset{Carbon}{CCl4}} + 2HF ->[SbCl5][]\underset{Freon}{CCl2F2} + 2HCl}\]
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