Simple One-Pot Preparation of 1,2-Diacetoxy-2-propene. A Convenient Precursor of 1-Acetoxy-3-chloro-2-propanone

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1990.1665

From a neat mixture of acetic acid and propargyl alcohol, 1,2-diacetoxy-2-propene was prepared by successive treatment with an acid catalyst and a Ru catalyst in one-pot procedure.The product was a convenient precursor of 1-acetoxy-3-chloro-2-propanone.