Breakthrough in the α-perchlorination of acyl chlorides

Franco Bellesia, Francesca Danna, Fulvia Felluga, Vincenzo Frenna, Franco Ghelfi, Andrew F. Parsons, Federico Reverberi*, Domenico Spinelli

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Abstract

The preparation of -perchloroacyl chlorides, from reaction of the corresponding unfunctionalized acyl halides with chlorine, was efficiently achieved under base-catalysis, using a tetraalkylammonium chloride as catalyst. The process is solvent-free and the procedure is easy, inexpensive, and suitable for scale-up.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)605-609
Number of pages5
JournalSynthesis
Volume44
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • 2,2-dichloroacyl chlorides
  • acyl chlorides
  • base catalysis
  • chlorine
  • halogenation

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