2-Chloroethyl chloroformate → 2-Chloroethyl 3-phenoxy-1-chloro-2-propyl carbonate

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By reacting 3-phenoxy-1-chloro-2-propanol with 2-chloroethyl chloroformate according to conventional chloroformate ester reaction procedures, 2-chloroethyl 3-phenoxy-1-chloro-2-propyl carbonate is obtained. When the latter compound is heated in the presence of a phosphonium or ammonium salt catalyst as shown in the foregoing examples, phenyl glycidyl ether is produced as the principal epoxide product.

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