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A simple procedure for writing electron dot structures ( ELDOTS ) was given in a previous article entitled “Lewis Structures and the Octet Rule”. Several worked examples relevant to this procedure were given in previous articles please see the Sitemap - Table of Contents (Lewis Electron Dot Structures). Let us consider the case of dichlorine monoxide Cl 2 O . What is the electron dot structure ( ELDOTS ) for this molecule? Dichlorine monoxide is considered to be an important active chlorinating agent under typical drinking water and wastewater treatment conditions with hypochlorous acid HOCl. In a report to the May 2010 issue of Environmental Sci. & Technology L. Roberts and coworkers   of the Johns Hopkins University report that Cl 2 O reacts with micropollutants in source waters, such as the herbicide dimethenamid, to form chlorinated products that may be more toxic than the parent compounds. As a matter of fact M. Reinhard et al. elegantly have demonstrated that Cl 2 a...

A simple procedure for writing  Lewis electron dot structures ( LEDS ) was given in a previous article entitled “Lewis Structures and the Octet Rule”. Several worked examples relevant to this procedure were given in previous posts please see the Sitemap - Table of Contents (Lewis Electron Dot Structures) Let us consider the case thionyl chloride SOCl 2 . Thionyl chloride is primarily used as a chlorinating agent. It is toxic and reacts violently with water. It is used in the industrial production of organochlorine compounds which are often indermetiates in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. It is a component of lithium-thionyl chloride batteries where it acts as the positive electrode. How can we construct the Lewis dot structure?   Step 1 : Connect the atoms with single bonds. The less electronegative is the sulfur atom. Hence, the S atom is going to be the central atom. Fig. 1 : Connect the atoms of SOCl 2 with single bonds. Step 2 :  Calculate the # of electrons...