• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 1983

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.