Vinyl Acetate → 2-Chloro-1,1-diethoxyethane

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Reaction Steps

To a mixture of 5 g of vinyl acetate and 27 ml of ethanol acetone cooled on dry ice 5 g of dry chlorine gas are added, then it is left standing for a night at room temperature. The reaction is poured onto 50 g of ice-water. The product is extracted with 30 ml of chloroform, the extract is washed with a sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and water, then dried on magnesium sulfate and distilled.

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