The radical bromination reaction of ethylenecarbonate

  • Moon, Do-Won (College of Pharmacy, Hyosung Women's University)
  • Published : 1983.06.01

Abstract

The reaction of ethylenecarbonate (I) with bromine was carried out in the presence of benzolperoxide as radical initiator. The following several different esters being ring opened were obtained; bromoacetyl-bromoformate, (1-hyroxy, 1, 2-dibromo)-ethyl bromoformate, (1-hydroxy, 1, 2, 2'-tribromo)diethylacarbonate, 2-bromoethyl-tribromoacetate, (1-acetoxy, 1'-bromomethyl)-bromomalo nate, 2-bromoethyl-bromoacetoxy-tribromoacetate.

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