Reasons to Use Thionyl Chloride for Chlorination in Pharmaceutical Industries Global thionyl chloride consumption market is segmented on the basis of product type, application, and geography. It is a useful compound in chemical reactions, but is very toxic and dangerous. It is a source of chloride ions, which plays the big role in pharmaceutical industry as a chlorinating agent. For environmental protection, Shree Ganesh Remedies Limited conveys chlorination reagents in closed systems. Gaseous by-products from the chlorination processes are recycled and or converted into suitable secondary products which can be sold in to market.
1. Thionyl chloride has a relative density of 1.676 and melting point of -104.5ยบC. It is easily decomposed into hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide. 2. It is used for the production of isocarbophos, indomethacin, vitamin A, sumicidin, propargite tetramisole hydrochloride, and so on. 3. It is also used as the chlorinating agents for organic synthesis such as chlorination of alcoholic group, chlorination of acid anhydride, chlorination of carboxylic acid, and the chlorine
displacement
of
organic
sulfonic
acid
or
carboxylic
acid.