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Chloromethane reacts with chlorine under radical conditions (UV light or 500°C) to give dichloromethane and hydrogen chloride.

Other products are formed as well.

CH3Cl
  +  
Cl2
  +  
hν
         
CH2Cl2
  +  
HCl
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Chloromethane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Chlorine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Photon Initiator    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Dichloromethane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Radical Substitution
Redox

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