Phenol → Phenyl chloroformate

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In a device provided with a deep-freezing cooler as described in Example 1 a mixture of 94 g of phenol and 15 g of N,N-dimethyl-formamide was reacted at 80° C within 3 hours with 150 g of phosgene. After the reaction had been completed, the mixture was distilled. About 110g of chloroformic acid phenyl ester were obtained. In the distillation flask, a strongly hygroscopic residue remained wich served as catalyst for the following reaction.

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