Dichloromethyl methyl ether
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Dichloromethyl methyl ether (HCl2COCH3) is an organic compound that belongs to the class of ethers with a dichloromethyl residual and the methyl residue. It can be synthesised from methyl formate and a mixture of phosphorus pentachloride and phosphorus oxychloride [1] or by chlorination of chlorodimethyl ether.
The compound is used in the formylation of aromatic compounds (Rieche formylation) and as a chlorination agent in the formation of acid chlorides [2].
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