Hexachlorocyclopentadiene → 1,2,3,4,5-Pentachloro-5-ethylcyclopentadiene

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A solution of triethyl phosphite (182.8 g., 1.1 mole) in 200 ml. of petroleum ether (pentane range) was charged to the equipment of the preceding example, which was immersed into a rock-salt-ice mixture. When the temperature of the solution reached 0°C. hexachlorocyclopentadiene (272.8 g., 1.0 mole), dissolved in 100 ml. of light petroleum ether, was added slowly to the well stirred solution at such a rate that the temperature of the mixture did not exceed +5°C. The addition required 10 hours. The clear, brown solution was poured with good stirring into a 5 liter 3 neck flask containing 2 liters of water and, after 1 hour of stirring, the product was steam distilled. After the separation of the low boiling petroleum ether 1,2,3,4,5-pentachloro-5-ethyl-cyclopentadiene, completely free of any phosphorus compound, distilled over as a pale yellow heavy oil, nD25 1.5398, the infrared spectrum of which matched perfectly that of the previous example. The product weighed 257.0 g., which corresponds to a 96.4% yield.

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