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HRID 1111245Generated: October 31, 2026

Methyl Chloride → 1,1-Ethanediol, 1,1-diacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl ChlorideHCID 6327—
ReactantVinyl AcetateHCID 7904—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Product1,1-Ethanediol, 1,1-diacetateHCID 22253643,978.102%

Reaction Steps

The procedure of Example 9 was repeated except that 10 g of methyl chloride was used in place of methyl iodide and the reaction was effected for 6 hours. GC analysis showed that 0.116 g of vinyl acetate, and 43.3 g of ethylidene diacetate were formed with considerable amount of acetic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04978778
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_12
ORD IDord-cec4f31c0448458a8489cd5618e858a3
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_12