Chemical Properties
clear colourless to light yellow liquid
Uses
4-Chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane may be used in the preparation of 2,2-dimethyl-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane via dehydrochlorination.
Uses
4-Chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane is used in biosynthetic preparations.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 44, p. 1331, 1966
DOI: 10.1139/v66-199
General Description
4-Chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane is a ketal that can be synthesized by the reaction of 3-chloro-propane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) with acetone in the presence of
p-toluene sulfonic acid.