By what mechanism does the reaction between NCl3 (Nitrogen Trichloride) and NOCl (Nitrosyl Chloride) occur? [closed]








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The reaction produces 2 Cl2 and 1 N2O. Thank you for your help!




One can rarely be sure when it comes to inorganic reactions, but I think that this would be a reasonable mechanism:
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q0Ofh.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q0Ofh.gif)


There are also other possibilities.


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