Because there are 2 Cl on the left, we will put a coefficient 2in front of HCl on the right side to balance out the Cl. This would result in an unequal amount of H, with 6 on the right side and 7 in the left, so we have to put a coefficient of 2 in front of C6H5OH and C6H4OH on both sides to balance out the H. By doing this, we would obtain an equal amount of H on both sides. The Carbon is already balanced, and so is the Oxygen.
The balanced chemical reaction equation for the reaction between aromatic phenol and chlorine gas in the presence of FeCl3 as catalyst is as follows;
C6H6O + Cl2 -------> C6H5OCl + HCl
An aromatic compound has 4n + 2 number of pi electrons. This condition is satisfied by phenol. Hence, phenol has the stability associated with aromatic compounds.
The reaction of phenol with chlorine in the presence of a catalyst such as FeCl3 is an aromatic electrophillic substitution reaction.
This reaction yields a chlorinated phenol (one of the aromatic hydrogen atoms attached directly to a C atom is replaced with a chlorine atom and chlorophenol is formed).
A balanced chemical reaction equation is one in which the number of atoms of each element at the reactant side and the product side are equal. This condition is satisfied for the reaction;
C6H6O + Cl2 -------> C6H5OCl + HCl
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