Disproportion reaction?

Question

What is Disproportion reaction?Give answer with example and explaination.

Answer 1

disproportionation. disproportion; disproportionate; disproportionating.
A reaction involving a substance that produces two different forms of the substance, one more oxidized and the other more reduced than the original.


Some decomposition reactions are Disproportion Reactions. For example,

3 Cl2(g) + 6 OH-(aq) = 5 Cl- + ClO3-(aq) + 3 H2O(l)
4 KClO3(s) = KCl(s) + 3 KClO4(s)