Synthesis 1993; 1993(3): 283-284
DOI: 10.1055/s-1993-25846
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A Facile Synthesis of α-Chloro Enones by Oxidative Chlorination

Kyoung Mahn Kim* , Kun Hoe Chung, Jae Nyoung Kim, Eung K. Ryu
  • *Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, P.O. Box 9, Daedeog-Danji, Daejeon 305-606, Korea
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17 September 2002 (online)

The reaction of various α,β-unsaturated enones with hydrogen chloride and m-chloroperbenzoic acid in dimethylformamide at room temperature gave the corresponding α-chloro-α,β-unsaturated enones in good yields with high regioselectivity.