A facile synthesis of α-chloro enones by oxidative chlorination

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1993-25846

The reaction of various α,β-unsaturated enones with hydrogen chloride and m-chloroperbenzoic acid in dimethylformamide at room temperature gave the corresponding α-chloro-α,β-unsaturated enones in good yields with high regioselectivity.