Method for converting organic chloroformate to the corresponding organic chloride

摘要

Organic chloroformate compounds are decomposed to their corresponding chlorides by heating the chloroformate, e.g., between 100 DEG and 175 DEG C., in the presence of a catalytic amount of solid poly(vinylpyridine), e.g., poly(4-vinylpyridine), for a time sufficient to convert the chloroformate to the corresponding chloride.