Water → 2,2,2-Trichloroethyl acrylate

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A first solution including trichloroethanol (30 g, 201 mmol) and triethylamine (22.36 g, 221 mmol) dissolved in 50 g of diethylether was prepared. A second solution comprising acryloyl chloride (20 g, 221 mmol) dissolved in 50 g of diethylether was added dropwise to the first solution followed by stirring for four hours at room temperature. The resulting solution was then added to water, and the organic phase was extracted. The organic phase was distilled to yield 32.28 g of TCEA (78.9% yield).

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