Hexen-5-ol is an intermediate in he synthesis of 5-Chloro-1-hexene which is a reagent with difluoroacetic acid that results in the formation of 5-chloro-2-hexyl-2-d trifluoro-acetate and 1,4-chlorine shift.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 96, p. 3000, 1974 DOI:10.1021/ja00816a059
