Triphosgene/triphenylphosphine: A mild reagent for the conversion of alcohols to chlorides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919308009830

A mixture of triphosgene/triphenylphosphine in methylene chloride converts primary and secondary alcohols to chlorides at room temperature.

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Triphosgene/
Triphenylphosphine: A Mild
Reagent for the Conversion of
Alcohols to Chlorides
I. A. Rivero a , R. Somanathan a & L. H. Hellberg a
a Centro de Graduados e Investigacion del Instituto
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Tijuana, B. C., Mexico
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To cite this article: I. A. Rivero , R. Somanathan & L. H. Hellberg (1993):
Triphosgene/Triphenylphosphine: A Mild Reagent for the Conversion of Alcohols
to Chlorides, Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for Rapid
Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 23:5, 711-714
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