Comparatively few investigators have studied the reaction of halogens with coal. Evidence was found that substitution and addition reactions occur and that more hydrochloric or hydro bromic acid may be formed than could be explained by a substitution reaction.
Reference:
Beyers, E. & Van Rooyen, D. 1950. Chlorination tests on South African coals. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12804 .
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