2 Ca(OH)2 + 2 Cl2 → Ca(ClO)2 + CaCl2 + 2 H2O

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

2 Cl0 - 2 e- → 2 ClI (oxidation)

2 Cl0 + 2 e- → 2 Cl-I (reduction)

Cl2 is both an oxidizing and a reducing agent (disproportionation (dismutation)).

Reactants:

  • Ca(OH)2 – Calcium hydroxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: {{ubl source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28, Slaked lime source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Calcium hydrate source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White powder source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28; Colourless crystals or white powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; White, odorless powder. [Note: Readily absorbs CO2 from the air to form calcium carbonate.] source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • Cl2
    • Names: Chlorine source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Molecular chlorine source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Greenish-yellow compressed liquefied gas with pungent odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Greenish-yellow gas with a pungent, irritating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.] source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02

Products:

  • Ca(ClO)2
    • Names: Calcium hypochlorite source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Hypochlorous acid calcium salt source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Bleaching powder source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: White/gray powder source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; White solid in various forms with pungent odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • CaCl2 – Calcium chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Calcium(II) chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Calcium dichloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, E509 source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White powder, hygroscopic source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Odourless hygroscopic colourless or white crystals source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • H2O – Water, oxidane source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Water (H2O) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Hydrogen hydroxide (HH or HOH) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Hydrogen oxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: White crystalline solid, almost colorless liquid with a hint of blue, colorless gas source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27