The radical bromination reaction of ethylenecarbonate

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.