An easy and short preparation of pentachloroacetone by selective dechlorination of hexachloroacetone under Appel conditions

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 52, Issue 52, 2011, Pages 7113-7115

  Rajendran, Kamalraj V ^a   Carr, Damien J ^a   Gilheany, Declan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Appel reaction; Aryloxyphosphonium salt; Chlorophosphonium salt; Hexachloroacetone; Pentachloroacetone; Triphenylphosphine

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; HEXACHLOROACETONE; METHANOL; PENTACHLOROACETONE; TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DECHLORINATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 82255193922     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.10.101     Document Type: Article

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