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Reductive dechlorination
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Organochlorine_compound/IbblBkcB">organochlorine chemistry</a>, reductive dechlorination describes any <a href="/facts/Chemical_reaction/GpqWlKrz">chemical reaction</a> which <a href="/facts/Bond_cleavage/0qtsla4l">cleaves</a> the <a href="/facts/Covalent_bond/EzMLf3Pz">covalent bond</a> between <a href="/facts/Carbon/ukrgQexo">carbon</a> and <a href="/facts/Chlorine/y27UwYBM">chlorine</a> via <a href="/facts/Reductant/CtfSGVXC">reductants</a>, to release <a href="/facts/Chloride/m9NUaUDR">chloride</a> ions. Many modalities have been implemented, depending on the application. Reductive dechlorination is often applied to remediation of <a href="/facts/Chlorinated/vYrGVWcJ">chlorinated</a> <a href="/facts/Pesticide/Uhf4KnwJ">pesticides</a> or <a href="/facts/Dry_cleaning_solvent/jIJkjnrE">dry cleaning solvents</a>. It is also used occasionally in the <a href="/facts/Organic_synthesis/WLFePEzH">synthesis of organic compounds</a>, e.g. as pharmaceuticals. </p>