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Equal molecules act thus: 
SCl,+SO,—SOCI,+4+S0,+Cl, ; 
then the thionyl chloride acts on the SO, : 
SO Cl, +S8,0,=S0,+8,0,Cl,. 
molecule of chlorine.—Ber. Berl. Chem. Ges., vi, 993, Sept., 1872. 
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sulphur chloride; and Carius confirmed the fact. Mrcnax.is and 
ScHIFFERDECKER have recently attempted its production by Mil- 
lon’s method; but obtained only a yellowish pasty mass. Reflect- 
ing upon the matter, they concluded that a substance of the com- 
position S,0,Cl, could have but two possible rational formulas: 
Iv VI 
SCl,---O---SO,Cl 
VI Iv 
or SC1,0---0-.-SOCI. 
In case the former formula were the true one, the body ought to 
be formed by the action of sulphurous chloride upon sulphuric 
chlorhydrate thus: 
SC1,+80, | OH _-S0, Cl-.-O--SCl, +HCL 
Experiment resulted in the production of the compound at once 
in almost the theoretical amount. Sulphuric chlorhydrate was 
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chlorine is continued till the mass becomes white, and is then dis- 
