Al₄C₃ + 12 Cl₂ → 3 CCl₄ + 4 AlCl₃

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

Al₄C₃ is a reducing agent, Cl₂ is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

• Al₄C₃ – Aluminum carbide
  • Other names: Aluminium carbide
  • Appearance: Colorless (when pure) hexagonal crystals
• Cl₂
  • Names: Chlorine , Molecular chlorine
  • Appearance: Greenish-yellow compressed liquefied gas with pungent odour ; Greenish-yellow gas with a pungent, irritating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.]

Products:

• CCl₄ – Carbon tetrachloride, Tetrachloromethane
  • Other names: Carbon tetrachloride , Benziform , Benzinoform ... show moreCarbon chloride , Carbon tet. , Freon-10 , Refrigerant-10 , Halon-104 , Methane tetrachloride , Methyl tetrachloride , Perchloromethane , Tetraform , Tetrasol , Tetrachloromethane , Carbon tet , Freon 10 , Halon 104 , Tetrachloridocarbon , CCl4 , Tetra , F10 , Univerm , Thawpit , Tetrachloromethane, 9CI , Tetrachloro-Methane , Vermoestricid , Refrigerant R10 , R10 , Carbon chloride? , Necatorine , HSDB 53 , Carbontetrachloride , Halon 1040 , Tetrachlorocarbon , Freon® 10 , Halon® 104 show less
  • Appearance: Colourless liquid ; Colourless liquid with characteristic odour ; Colorless liquid with a characteristic ether-like odor.
• AlCl₃ – Aluminium chloride
  • Other names: Aluminium(III) chloride , Aluminum trichloride , Aluminum chloride ... show moreAluminium chloride (anhydrous) , Aluminum chloride anhydrous , [AlCl3] , AlCl3 , Aluminium trichloride show less
  • Appearance: White or pale yellow solid | hygroscopic ; Colourless-to-white powder. turns grey-to-yellow on exposure to moisture