Sulfuryl chloride → 1,3-Dioxolan-2-one, 4-chloro-4-methyl-5-methylene-

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To a solution of 50 g of 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolene-2-one (IV)(Synthesized by the method described in Tetrahedron Letters, 1701-1704 (1972)) in 350 ml of methylene chloride was added 65 g of sulfuryl chloride dropwise over 1 hour at 40°-42° C. The mixture was stirred for one hour at the same temperature and then evaporated in vacuo to remove the solvent. The resulting residue was distilled in vacuo to obtain 42.1 g (65% of theory) of 4-chloro-4-methyl-5-methylene-1,3-dioxolane-2-one (III) as a colorless oil.

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