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4BCl3 + 4KMnO4 → K2B4O7 + 6Cl2 + 4MnO2 + K2O

The reaction of boron trichloride and potassium permanganate yields potassium tetraborate, chlorine, manganese(IV) oxide, and potassium oxide (Other reactions are here). This reaction is an oxidation-reduction reaction and is classified as follows:

Table of contents
  1. 1Reaction data
  2. 2Thermodynamic changes
  3. 3References
  4. 4Related reactions
  5. 5Related categories

Reaction data

Chemical equation

General equation

Reaction of hardly oxidizable species and oxidizing species
Hardly oxidizable speciesReducing agent + Oxidizing speciesOxidizing agent
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
BCl3Boron trichloride4
Reducing
Hardly oxidizable
KMnO4Potassium permanganate4
Oxidizing
Oxidizing

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
K2B4O7Potassium tetraborate1
Cl2Chlorine6
Oxidized
MnO2Manganese(IV) oxide4
Reduced
K2OPotassium oxide1

Thermodynamic changes

Thermodynamic data of reactants

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ΔfH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ΔfG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
molar entropy
S°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
BCl3 (cr)
BCl3 (l)-427.2[1]-387.4[1]206.3[1]106.7[1]
BCl3 (g)-403.76[1]-388.72[1]290.10[1]62.72[1]
KMnO4 (cr)-837.2[1]-737.6[1]171.71[1]117.57[1]
KMnO4 (ai)-793.8[1]-730.5[1]293.7[1]-60.2[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (ai):Ionized aqueous solution

Thermodynamic data of products

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ΔfH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ΔfG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
molar entropy
S°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
K2B4O7 (cr)
4 hydrate
-4134.7[1]
Cl2 (g)0[1]0[1]223.066[1]33.907[1]
Cl2 (ao)-23.4[1]6.94[1]121[1]
MnO2 (cr)-520.03[1]-465.14[1]53.05[1]54.14[1]
MnO2 (am)
precipitated
-502.5[1]
K2O (cr)-361.5[1]-322.1[2]94.1[2]83.7[2]
K2O (g)-63[1]
* (cr):Crystalline solid, (g):Gas, (ao):Un-ionized aqueous solution, (am):Amorphous solid

References

List of references

  1. 1
  2. 2
    James G. Speight (2017)
    Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 17th edition
    McGraw Hill Education